I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Hot Topic (Portage, MI) in Apr 2017
Interview
The interview took place in the food court. For the most part the questions were all very basic and were very easy to respond to. The only out of the ordinary questions were the few I was asked about pop culture. The manager was very, very friendly as were the sales associates in the store. I was told that there were several more interviewers scheduled and I would be contacted within a couple of days if the district manager wanted to interview with me. I was called back. Initially an in person store interview was scheduled, but was switched to a phone interview last minute due to schedule conflicts. The district manager more or less just wanted to speak to me to see how I reacted to the job description.
Interview was standard, took no less than 30mins to go through everything since it was retail reviewed my application and heard back within a week. Overall I enjoyed interviewing and since it was an entry level job the feedback was immediate.
They Said they would get back to me never did. The lady was very nice but you can tell they had other people to interview after . I think it went well the question were easy though i got intimidated by the store . it was very cluttered and i worried that cleaning it must be a pain.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hot Topic
Interview
Very hectic and informal. My interview was constantly being interrupted and I was often stopped in the middle of a sentence. Nothing was written down and I doubt any of my responses were considered. I wasn't given a proper interview, so I'm unsure of how interviews are done normally. I wasn't even brought into the managers office and my interview lasted 10 minutes.