Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at Target with 1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Target
Interview
I applied online and received a phone call two days later. There was an interview over the phone with questions such as:
Why do you want to work at Target? and a bunch of questions like "Tell me a time when..."
She asked around 10 questions in total. Then she told me about the position of cashier and what was required and asked if I had any previous experience. This would be my first job and I told her that. She was very happy at this remark and said how great of a place Target was for a first job. Lastly, she asked me if I would be willing to persuade people to get the REDcard and of course I said yes. Then she scheduled me for an interview the next day.
I had to call a number and do a questionnaire for tax purposes. I was told to arrive early to do a questionnaire on a kiosk and it was just situation questions where they gave you a situation and you chose the best and worst response.
I then was taken to the back and sat in the office. An HR lady gave me my application to review and make changes to and I watched a 6 minute video. Make sure you pay attention to this video because you will be asked a question on it. Then I waited some more until the guy who was to interview me was available. He was really nice and explained to me the process and how the interview would work. He only asked like 6 questions (he skipped one because it was my first job and the question asked about experience). Half of them were questions like why do you want to work here? or what did you learn from the video? One of the questions was another "Tell me a time when.." and the last two were situations. Almost everyone on this site posted these. "What would you do if the store was out of the size of shoe for the customer?" and "You scan an item for for 19.99 and the customer is sure that the price was 17.99, what would you do?" Now for the second question people on this site were posting that they would make sure about the price by contacting a manager or another associate. However, in the video they address this problem by taking the customers word and changing the price. It was in the video, so that is how I answered the question.
I then waited some more and the HR lady took me into her office and told me I got the job. And that is was a permanent position, and not seasonal like I thought. The pay is $7.50 and I have to pass a drug test within 24 hours. I literally just got done with the interviews. It only took about an hour and she told me she would contact me when I was cleared and they had a date set for orientation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. They were all pretty straightforward. Just prepare yourself to share some experiences and how you worked through them or grew.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Target in Oct 2013
Interview
The interview was really easy. All the questions they asked me are on this website. I applied for the job online and a week or 2 later they called me for a phone interview. Then after the phone interview i had to call a number for their taxes. Then an hour later i received a call for a second interview. When i got there i had to answer about 20 questions on the computer. The questions were the same as the questions they asked on the application. After that i had to watch a 2 min video, which i was later asked what did i learn from the video. Then I interviewed by a team lead he asked the same questions that were asked in the phone interview plus he wanted to know about my work experience and he asked some scenario questions. After that interview i had a interview with the store manager. He asked the same questions as the guy that interviewed me earlier. I was offered the job and was told it would be official after my drug test and background check. I am still waiting on them to call me with the results
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you had to work as a team
Tell me about a time you made a mistake
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Target in Aug 2012
Interview
I received a phone call a few weeks after applying online, asking me to come in for an interview. The interview took place in a small office at the front end of the store. I was initially interviewed by a new GSTL (a supervisor in charge of cashiers, guest services desk, etc.) who reviewed my application information and my availability. 90% of the questions involved recalling specific situations from past jobs. I was expecting this, and there was only one question I hadn't prepared for. About halfway through the interview, the GSA (or front end ETL) came in to observe the GSTL, as it was her first interview. The GSA interrupted to say I was doing great. Once the interview was over, I was asked to remain in the office for a second interview, which was to be conducted by the same GSA. The second interview consisted of, more or less, the same questions (and I was told as much beforehand). At the very end, he quickly gave me some information on the Target RedCard and asked if I would be willing to ask guests to apply for it. Of course, I said yes.
He then told me that they had a few more interviews to do over the next few days and I would probably receive a call in about a week. Which, after acing the interview, made me feel nervous. However, the very next day I received a call to come back in for a follow-up. As I expected, I simply met with HR to sign some papers. I was told about the drug test and how it had to be completed within 24 hours. The testing facility didn't open until later in the day, and I was heading out of town as soon as I left the store. Luckily, she said she would hold off on filing the papers until the following Monday as a special favor (we were alums of the same University).
Once the drug test was completed, I was told to attend orientation the following week. The day before the orientation, though, they called and rescheduled it for two week later. Orientation consisted mostly of watching hilarious videos, and they take you on a tour of the entire store. I had my training the next day, and by the following shift I was on my own at a register!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time in which you had to juggle several situations at once.