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I was interviewed for the seasonal sales floor position. I only had one interview with the team leader for sales floor.
I worked seasonal (flow team) last year, and the interview experience was much different. Last time there was a group of people, going in one after the next, (not a group interview) and there were two interviews, IMMEDIATELY after the first one.
This year, I was the only person there for an interview when I went in, and the team leader interviewing me told me he does things a very particular way (on the job and hiring process) and he was looking for a very particular kind of worker (entirely different from the open hiring in hoards for seasonal work...) and that he had to interview everyone first, and look at them all side by side before choosing who to hire.
I asked him if I did good, he said he never tells anyone before making a hiring decision, but he did say I had an advantage since I worked the seasonal position last year, and that I obviously came prepared to answer the questions.
I am a little concerned about one of the responses to one of the questions, he asked me about a time I had to do something other than my regular job duties, I told him about the time I was asked to work in the backroom for the day, and I was helping an older guy buy handing/tossing him boxes while he was on the ladder stocking them.
Due to how "politically correct" America has become (and Target itself is a really liberal company) I blurted out "NO AGE DISCRIMINATION! I was just saying how he was older and needed help with what he was doing..."
He said "Oh no." (like he was agreeing and understood I wasn't being discriminatory).
But, I'm concerned (I mean, the usual process IS two interviews and hiring on the spot if they want you) that maybe that comment killed my chances.
I meant no discrimination, I was just explaining how the guy needed some help to do his job since he was much older (THAT'S A FACT, not discriminating against him for his age!) and that me working with him was helpful to him (and the company as a whole).
I'm thinking the guy MAY have been telling the truth about how he hires, because it WAS different than last year, I was the only person there at the time, last year was a whole group of people going in after the other.
And he did even say I had an advantage since I worked there before, and that I "obviously came prepared" for the interview.
They did obviously change the way they interview/hire for seasonal this year, so maybe I am still under consideration and not passed on?
Also, when the season ended last year (technically at the beginning of this year) my supervisor told me he think they’d hire me again.
A lot of people remembered me too...
I worked seasonal (flow team) last year, and the interview experience was much different. Last time there was a group of people, going in one after the next, (not a group interview) and there were two interviews, IMMEDIATELY after the first one.
This year, I was the only person there for an interview when I went in, and the team leader interviewing me told me he does things a very particular way (on the job and hiring process) and he was looking for a very particular kind of worker (entirely different from the open hiring in hoards for seasonal work...) and that he had to interview everyone first, and look at them all side by side before choosing who to hire.
I asked him if I did good, he said he never tells anyone before making a hiring decision, but he did say I had an advantage since I worked the seasonal position last year, and that I obviously came prepared to answer the questions.
I am a little concerned about one of the responses to one of the questions, he asked me about a time I had to do something other than my regular job duties, I told him about the time I was asked to work in the backroom for the day, and I was helping an older guy buy handing/tossing him boxes while he was on the ladder stocking them.
Due to how "politically correct" America has become (and Target itself is a really liberal company) I blurted out "NO AGE DISCRIMINATION! I was just saying how he was older and needed help with what he was doing..."
He said "Oh no." (like he was agreeing and understood I wasn't being discriminatory).
But, I'm concerned (I mean, the usual process IS two interviews and hiring on the spot if they want you) that maybe that comment killed my chances.
I meant no discrimination, I was just explaining how the guy needed some help to do his job since he was much older (THAT'S A FACT, not discriminating against him for his age!) and that me working with him was helpful to him (and the company as a whole).
I'm thinking the guy MAY have been telling the truth about how he hires, because it WAS different than last year, I was the only person there at the time, last year was a whole group of people going in after the other.
And he did even say I had an advantage since I worked there before, and that I "obviously came prepared" for the interview.
They did obviously change the way they interview/hire for seasonal this year, so maybe I am still under consideration and not passed on?
Also, when the season ended last year (technically at the beginning of this year) my supervisor told me he think they’d hire me again.
A lot of people remembered me too...
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) who applies because they are in desperate need of applicants. This is a colossal waste of everyone's time since the store has to wait until the interview phase to turn people down. Hiring for seasonal positions (E2E positions excluded) can be done with just one interview with a leader. The STL rarely does meet and greets anymore.
