I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Eagle Outfitters (Pittsburgh, PA) in Jul 2009
Interview
Was internally promoted. Still believe I was hired on the people I knew and impressed rather than accomplishments, education, or prior experience. Was promised salary, advancement opportunity, and bonuses that never came true. Interviewer lied about leadership style and what day to day life would consist of.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were an animal, which would you be and why?
I applied through other source. I interviewed at American Eagle Outfitters (Schaumburg, IL) in May 2025
Interview
Took 2 weeks in between 3 separate interviews… after over a month of interviews and flexible on my end to reschedule for changes they needed, I never received further communication of going with another candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Availability and relatable experience. They also asked about specific examples.
I applied online. I interviewed at American Eagle Outfitters (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Phone interview with DM and then in person after I applied online. Not sure what happened as this was just before lockdown but it seems they ghosted me afterwards - I followed up when reopening was announced as I was asked to before lock down and got no response.
Probably a little different than an external candidate but I still had to meet with the recruiter and district manager which wasn’t that intimidating since I already knew them. Standard SM interview questions which are easy to answer if you have retail management experience. All together a pretty good interview considering I got the job! I loved working at AE. One of the best retailers to work for.
