I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Apparel in July 2015
Interview
Took about 2 weeks to get hired but didn't get to start work for another month. Paperwork took too long to go through but thankfully was able to start right when my manager called me to let me know I was good to start
I applied in-person. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at American Apparel (Montreal, QC) in Sept 2014
Interview
Short and sweet. Spoke with District Manager and went over work experiences and apparel knowledge. There were no tricky questions, very straight forward. I sat down with the manager one on one and she asked me a variety of questions, such as my retail knowledge & fashion sense, time management and efficiency. I had applied in person and then my info was passed down to one of the store managers who contacted me shortly after.
Went to an open call and there were about 15 people ahead of me. When it was finally my turn the interviewer asked me several basic questions and said I seemed like a good candidate and that I'd hear from him in about three days. I never heard from him.
Applying online gets you nowhere unless you're drop dead gorgeous, go to an open call (check website) show up in your most basic minimal outfit (maybe even in some AA clothes), BRING RESUME
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They really just ask you about the company, so do you're research very basic questions, they're looking for models not real employees