I applied at EyeMasters (soon to be VisionWorks) online after seeing a job posting on CareerBuilder.com. Surprisingly enough, they called me the next morning to tell me they were having an open house job fair at one of their locations and that I should stop by and apply in person. I went to the location and filled out a printed paper application. They require you to put a desired salary and will not accept "negotiable" as an answer. After I filled out the application, I spoke to the store's general manager for about 45 minutes. He asked me routine questions about my approach to customer service, how I would handle an employee conflict and various other standard questions about how you solve problems. The district manager happened to be there that day and I talked to him for 30 minutes or so as well. Same kind of deal. He was more concerned in making sure I understood how difficult retail management is when it comes to hours, weekends, holidays and the like. I said I had no problem with any of that, of course. In the end, it was decided that I wasn't experienced enough in eye care to start as a manager, so they suggested I work at a store for a while to get some experience and hopefully get on the fast track to management since they are expanding rapidly. I was unable to accept, however, as my monthly salary requirements could not be met as an hourly + commission associate.