I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Zara in Sep 2014
Interview
Went to a recruitment event at a hotel, applied, and had a one-on-one interview on the spot. The lady interviewing me asked general questions like why I wanted to work there and how well I'm able to work in teams. They had already been recruiting for two weeks and had hired most of the workers they needed for the opening of the new store so I did not receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Zara? What interest do you have in fashion merchandising/sales? What was the most difficult aspect of working at your last job?
I passed first stage and had to meet with a store manager. Mnager was friendly, let me walk around the shop before interview, not much unexpected questions, just basic retail questions, Tell me about yourself? how you keep up to date with fashion? What is trendy now? How would you deal with rude customer? What do you know about zara? What can you bring to us? why do you want to work for zara? What is your biggest accomplishment at work? etc
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Zara (Century City, CA) in Aug 2014
Interview
Picked up application in store, returned a few days later to drop it off. The manager wasn't in, so they said someone would call me soon. A few days later a manager called and set up an interview for the next week. I went to the store a little before I was scheduled to interview and the manager said that they had no idea what I was talking about. I waited for almost an hour before the manager gave me a short interview.