I applied for seasonal. I was called the next day to see if I was still interested. They said they would call in the next week or two, but called again the same day to schedule a phone interview for after the weekend. The interviewer was really nice and easy to talk to. He was very interactive so I wasn't very nervous and I could be myself. He told me at the end of the interview that he would contact his HR for me to come in for an in-person interview. I came in two days later and the interview went very well. I was then asked if I would come in the next day for a final interview with another HR. Both of the HRs were extremely nice and down to earth. I was offered the position the same day as the final interview.
They mainly ask you behavioral questions(tell me about a time when..). They were very simple and something you should expect to be asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have that would relate to this position(cashier)?
I applied online. I interviewed at Target in Oct 2013
Interview
I was contacted by phone from a very friendly person for an interview. When I went in the person at the customer return desk excitedly said "you may be working with us". Every one was very friendly and relaxed.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Target
Interview
I applied online and received a phone call two days later. There was an interview over the phone with questions such as:
Why do you want to work at Target? and a bunch of questions like "Tell me a time when..."
She asked around 10 questions in total. Then she told me about the position of cashier and what was required and asked if I had any previous experience. This would be my first job and I told her that. She was very happy at this remark and said how great of a place Target was for a first job. Lastly, she asked me if I would be willing to persuade people to get the REDcard and of course I said yes. Then she scheduled me for an interview the next day.
I had to call a number and do a questionnaire for tax purposes. I was told to arrive early to do a questionnaire on a kiosk and it was just situation questions where they gave you a situation and you chose the best and worst response.
I then was taken to the back and sat in the office. An HR lady gave me my application to review and make changes to and I watched a 6 minute video. Make sure you pay attention to this video because you will be asked a question on it. Then I waited some more until the guy who was to interview me was available. He was really nice and explained to me the process and how the interview would work. He only asked like 6 questions (he skipped one because it was my first job and the question asked about experience). Half of them were questions like why do you want to work here? or what did you learn from the video? One of the questions was another "Tell me a time when.." and the last two were situations. Almost everyone on this site posted these. "What would you do if the store was out of the size of shoe for the customer?" and "You scan an item for for 19.99 and the customer is sure that the price was 17.99, what would you do?" Now for the second question people on this site were posting that they would make sure about the price by contacting a manager or another associate. However, in the video they address this problem by taking the customers word and changing the price. It was in the video, so that is how I answered the question.
I then waited some more and the HR lady took me into her office and told me I got the job. And that is was a permanent position, and not seasonal like I thought. The pay is $7.50 and I have to pass a drug test within 24 hours. I literally just got done with the interviews. It only took about an hour and she told me she would contact me when I was cleared and they had a date set for orientation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. They were all pretty straightforward. Just prepare yourself to share some experiences and how you worked through them or grew.