Average Interview – Overall Positive Experience – No – Wed, 9 Jul 2014
Interviewed Jun 2014 in Santa Barbara, CA(took 1+ week)
It took a while before I heard anything back from my online application. Once I heard back from them I received an email inviting me to a group hiring event. I arrived at the event with apx. 15 other people. They played music and clapped for us as we entered the store. They broke us up into small groups around tables. They had us interview the person across from us while they observed us. After each person had interviewed their neighbor we were told to introduce that person to the group. Following that we watched some apple promo videos and had a discussion time with the group at large. They then broke us up into groups of 3/4 and we conferred on a group discussion question. They then asked for us to choose one person to represent the group. They then asked us questions about how our group operated and did not care as much about what was said as much as how we functioned. We concluded the evening by passing around an iPad with standard job interview questions on it for each of us to answer in turn.
After the group interview I went on to have interviews with a manager, store manager, and district manager. These interviews were very similar. They try to make it more of a conversation then a normal interview.
Interview Questions
Pretty standard questions. They are looking for a certain type of person, so they ask questions to know how you think and react.
Answer Question
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview
