Initially I met with the store manager and the meeting covered typical interview questions and information regarding the company. At the end of the interview I was presented with a case study to complete and a date to return and present the case study. The second appointment I presented the case study and was invited to come back and meet the district visual merchandiser and district manager. I was given the impression that I would receive a job offer at that third meeting. I came again for the third meeting (by this time the interview was going on 3 weeks/1 meeting per week). The third meeting was a rehash of the first interview and much more scrutiny on my interior design degree and skills. This was a little odd because I was applying for visual merchandiser not an interior designer position. The district manager asked about my AutoCAD skills and specifics about my internship experience within Interior Design. I received no job offer and felt like they had wasted a lot of my time. I commuted an hour each way for these interviews. I received a call about a week after the third interview and was given an employment offer. I have a Bachelors degree and work experience and was offered less than I made during my internship. Between the time consuming interview process and low wage I turned down the employment offer.

I was living out-of-state and interviewed over the phone 2 weeks before relocating. The interview was really easy and relaxed. The interviewer was mostly talking about personal experiences and asking me about my home town. I was the one actually asking about the position! It lasted about one hour. After I moved, I went to the store to meet the manager - which was the person I had spoken to - thinking I was in for a face-to-face interview but, I was offered the job on the spot.