It helps if you have been in retail and a keyholder before to be even selected for interviewing. They're not going to be as lenient as if they're interviewing a sales associate. Be prepared to discuss numbers when it came to sales.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me how you would persuade a window shopper to purchase something from the store.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Journeys (Mississauga, ON) in Mar 2013
Interview
Got an interview with the distrect manager, had a second interview told I was being interviewed for co- manager. Then my job offer was for a manager.
I was happy for the offer, and that they saw
More oppourtunity in me to present me with a managers position.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Journeys (Concord, CA) in Aug 2012
Interview
When I was hired I was recruited from my job at Urban Outfitters as a Sales Associate. I took a pay cut for a loss of commute and a title as a move to help myself move up in the future. I didn't have much of an interview and was pretty much hired on the spot when they finished the separation for their key holder before me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was very basic and mostly surrounded what the expectation would be at Journeys vs what I faced at Urban Outfitters.