I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX)
Interview
The process was quick and simple. I interviewed through my school recruiting system. I talked on the phone with HR and finance division employees. I had 2 phone interviews and third rounds were on campus.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2019
Interview
They were very personable and invested in all of our conversations. I had 3 rounds of phone interviews, then they flew me to Dallas and had a hotel for me for the final round of interviews with no cost. They had many people interviewing possible interns, showing they all care about the process and the people coming in.
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX) in Mar 2018
Interview
Applied online, had a short phone interview with a recruiter (very easy), then moved on to two phone interviews with executives. Each lasted 30 min and you were asked lots of behavioral questions. If you made it past that you came in to the Home Office for one day of meeting people and 3 online assessments, and then one day of completing a case study and a 3 on 1 interview
I applied online. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX) in Mar 2018
Interview
Process began with a phone interview with HR, next round was a phone interview with planning & allocation lead and buying lead, and then flew to Dallas for on-site final interview. Final on site interview process included math assessment, personality assessment, panel interview (three interviewers - one from HR, one from buying, one from P&A), and a group project with other students interviewing