I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at T-Mobile (Cerritos, CA) in Apr 2010
Interview
First of all, they ask you the general questions.... Why do you want to T-mobile? How can you help advance our team? Then, they get into senerios where the interview pretends to be a customer.... Basically, he/she is looking for eye coordination and confidence in your answer.
My advice is to know the products and competitors before the interview. Most applicants have been in the business and looking for a change. Be a customer and communicate with a sales rep before the interview process.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
If another company is offering a the same product at a cheaper rate, how do you keep the customers business?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at T-Mobile (Frisco, TX) in Jun 2010
Interview
My interviewer asked questions about relationship building and customer service. There were several situation-based questions in which the interviewer asked questions that began with "Tell me about a time..." and questions about what I would do in certain customer service call center-based situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a customer needed to replace a defective handset and we no longer sold that handset?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at T-Mobile in Apr 2010
Interview
I applied for a Market Manager position on the T-mobile website, but after 2 weeks of hearing nothing back, I contacted one of their recruiters (found them listed on Linked In). Once I emailed my resume to the recruiter, I got a call back within a week. They told me they were going with an internal candidate for the posted position but they were expecting another position in the area to open soon. The call lasted about 20 minutes and consisted of a brief run through of my work history, what I knew about T-Mobile and why I wanted to work for them, and my experience in managing others. Within another 2 weeks, I was scheduled for a meeting with the Region Director. The interview lasted one hour and consisted of work experience, management experience, etc.
I would highly recommend 2 things to anyone interviewing:
1) Prepare yourself for the interview by reading about the company and their latest products. If the position is a management position, visit several stores and have an opinion on what you you might change about the service experience, merchandising, etc if you were in charge of that store.
2) They are inundated with resumes for their management positions. I would try to contact a recruiter if possible.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to address poor performance with an associate and what was the result.