I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at J. Crew (Sacramento, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
I first had a phone interview with a J. Crew recruiter, then met the store director in person, and finally had a phone interview with the regional director before being offered and accepting the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a growing e-commerce market, what challenges do brick and mortar stores face and what are some ways to interact those challenges?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at J. Crew (Colorado Springs, CO) in Oct 2019
Interview
phone interview initial. This was a screening interview that we had scheduled after they offered opening over email. It was relatively painless. They tried to work with my higher salary expectation, and the scheduling, but it just didn't make since at such a distance. However, I was able to explain in detail how my past experience prepared me for this giving specific examples and also answer questions about how I would deal with specific situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I could make the commute to a specific location (they were supposed to have other open locations)
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at J. Crew (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter from the NY corporate office. I had a great initial phone call with her, then one on-site interview with the current store director. I was then contacted again by the same recruiter to talk about salary, start date, and concerns. Then I was made an offer. I negotiated through the recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your background? How would you handle employee training/development? Do you typically like to work back of house or front? Where would you see yourself 2-5 years from now?