Group interviews were friendly and well managed. Staff were kind and understanding. Good and thoughtful interview process. I appreciate the relaxed atmosphere at the store and when speaking with the interviewers.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at REI (Olympia, WA) in Sept 2012
Interview
It was the first and only group interview I've ever done. They had us all sit down in a circle (maybe 12 other interviewees?) and we had kind of an ice breaker where they asked us why REI and then we did break out groups with the other interviewees to come up with an idea for how to market some REI products. The interviewers walked around and took notes on how well we worked together.
The interview process was simple and over the phone. Then I went in person. She was very nice, but the store manager was a bit off. Ultimately, it just wasn't a good fit.
Submitted resume online then they wanted me to do a really stupid video interview where I answer questions from a prompt and video record myself giving answers. Just schedule a normal interview you idiots.