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      Store Manager Interview

      15 May 2011
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sears (New York, NY) in Mar 2011

      Interview

      well let me just state that the professionalism from start to finish was awful. first interviewed for assistant manager and turned it down due to salary.(interview time/date changed two times) let them know if a store manager position opened id be interested. about a month later i was called back for a store manager interview. 930pm night before interview time and location changed again. was informed last candidate failed drug test and thats why i was being interviewed. ok.....interview was again with the same DM. told me i would be thrown into a disaster store with little to no training and expect to work 60-70 hours for the first 6 months. then did a skill test/project in the store. 7 days later after run around i spoke to regional director who just liked to hear himself speak and i couldnt even get a word in. 7 days later spoke to the VP of sears hardware. much more stiff but very polite. was told by DM, RD, VP that they liked me and was going to speak to DM about offer. process was a complete pain in the ass and was at this point completely turned off to the whole thing. so a week went by and i heard nothing(at this point with any other interview i would do a follow up call). after rescheduling everything i wasnt about to go out of my way to find out what was going on. NEVER even got a call to say thanks for interviewing but we decided to go with someone else blah blah blah...one month later nailed another job at a highter rate/bonus etc. dont waster your time with sears...dont even have the respect enough to tell you your NOT hired.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      tell about a time you were dishonest...unpopular decisions...integrity...customer issues...
      1 Answer

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      12 Sept 2016
      Anonymous employee
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      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Sears

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      Store Manager Interview

      7 Nov 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Chicago, IL
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

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      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sears (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2016

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      Store Manager Interview

      27 Mar 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sears in Jan 2016

      Interview

      Lengthy interview process, but I suppose for good reason. They're committed to turnaround, so quality candidates are key. Interview process took just over a month. Recruiter, District HR, Market HR, Market leader, Regional. Very professional and everyone was timely. Interviews were typical of GM interviews. They give you the opportunity to sell yourself as to why you'll run their store profitably. All in all, good experience.

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