I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charlotte Russe (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
First they called me for a short phone interview with HR, we just went over my resume. Then, I went to the HQ for a 1:1interview with 3 people from the department. It was a very average interview, no hard questions, more like a mutual conversation.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charlotte Russe (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
From beginning to end, I felt the interview process was very non-intimidating and transparent. First, I had a phone interview with the HR recruiter. Then a Skype call with whom would be my Manager, and lastly a 1:1 with the Merchandise Managers for the two departments that had openings. All those that I had contact with were very friendly and welcoming. This is somewhere I would of definitely loved to work with the nicest and most supportive HR team members. In the end I declined the offer for personal reasons but the HR recruiter was very understanding and supportive. She was the opposite of dismissive and suggested we keep in touch for future opportunities. The best outcome I could of ever wished for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had to do an interview project, which was to be completed before the interview. Directions were given by the interview coordinator and was described in the email confirmation for the interview. It included three questions on Current Trends, Competitors, and Inspiration (CR and personal). The coordinator suggested I do a digital presentation. I completed on Powerpoint but it was difficult to turn in as the CR email blocked all incoming files 20MB and up.
I interviewed at Charlotte Russe (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interviewing process in the San Francisco headquarters was one of the strangest I’ve ever had. The recruiter first set up two phone interviews for me with three different people in total, then an office interview where I met with two more different people so that was all a little overwhelming, although that may just be what works for them. One interviewer in Merchandising in particular clearly thought she was working for Vogue and was super condescending and really going out of her way to seem intimidating. I was pretty turned off of the whole experience by this point so I was a little relieved when the recruiter never followed up (even though she said she would within 2 days). Pretty hard to take them seriously since then.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You’re given a merchandise table and told to interpret it: what’s selling the most, how much of a product is ordered, etc.
Interview process was different then I expected. The recruiter told me I would be meeting with 3 individuals in the department. When I actually interviewed it was one in person and one by phone. In addition the recruiter never followed up to inform me if the position was filled or not?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A merchandise report was given and I was suppose to analyze the data