I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Talbots (New York, NY) in May 2010
Interview
Well it wasn't necessarily an interview, more like a pre-intereview. I spoke with the hiring manager who was at the cashier. I waited for about 5 minutes and she asked me to walk with her around the store. She asked me three questions:
"Since it seems you have no retail experience, why have you decided to apply to a retail store?"
"Where do you get your fashion style from?"
"What do you know about Talbots store and company?" "Did you visit the website?"
To which I admitted I did however I did not read anything about the but I did visit the website to get idea of what audience the clothes is marketed to. Overall I answered the questions in a terrible manner but for whatever reason she seemed to want to give me another chance and let me asked to do some research and give her a call back when I felt ready with my answers. I found her very nice, honest, and helpful. She gave me a little insight on how to answer retail store related interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What you know about Talbots the store and company?
i had total of three rounds. first was through over phone. second one in person to know more about experience and last to discuss resposibilities and details. everything was directly with the store manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
first questions was previous experience and then ability to acheive targets
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Talbots (Rocky Mount, NC) in Sept 2024
Interview
The manager was really friendly, very much a people's person. Made me very comfortable and ease my nerves
They explained the responsibilities of the role and some expectations such as greeting customers and interacting with them. Overall a very good experience
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Talbots (Springfield, IL) in Aug 2023
Interview
Great, loved the manager . She was very professional and transparent about what they could offer . I appreciated her candor and enjoyed our conversation. Seems like a great place to work