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      Buyer Apprentice Interview

      13 Oct 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Sears

      Interview

      You will be interviewed in groups. Make sure you stand out by volunteering/answering first. Also, prepared to answer, "Tell me about a time when..." questions. You will also be administered a retail math test.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you had to make a decision and didn't have enough information.
      Answer question
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      Buyer Apprentice Interview

      26 Feb 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Hoffman, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Sears (Hoffman, IL) in Dec 2015

      Interview

      The interview process was pretty long. First They conduct a phone interview and if they like you they bring you into for an in person interview. The in person interview was a little stressful but everyone involved was extremely nice and encouraging. The in person interview was 4 hours long and consisted of a retail math test, two separate 30 minute interviews conducted with two current head buyers from different departments and then a group case study where they give you a sheet of information about a business unit (refrigerators, hair care, tools, etc.) and it is your job to discuss amongst yourselves (usually groups of 8 people interview at a time) to decided which persons business unit get a grant for 100 million dollars.Overall the interview seems really nerve wrecking but it really wasn't. They give you a study guide for the test and the case study isn't necessarily about who can "win" the money but more about how you interact in a group and how you make decisions in a group since you all have to decided together what business unit gets the grant. After the test, interviews and case study, you get a tour of the building and trust me, the tour alone will sell you on the job.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What does a buyer do? Why Sears? Tell me about a time where you implemented a change. What sets you apart? Typical interview questions and a lot of behavioral interview questions so make sure you study up on past experiences to try to relate when they ask those questiosn
      Answer question

      Buyer Apprentice Interview

      27 Apr 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Hoffman Estates, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Sears (Hoffman Estates, IL) in Dec 2013

      Interview

      LONG, about four hours. First you have to take a retail math test, but you are given a calculator and a study guide to look over days before. After that, you interview with two sets of people. Basically 2 - 2 on 1 interviews. One side is Kmart and one side is Sears. Then you have a group interview and are given a paper and have to decide as a team who should get funding for their products and why. The point here is not to win, but to figure out who would profit most and why.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do stay organized?
      1 Answer
      2

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