I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Fred Meyer (Anchorage, AK) in Jan 2010
Interview
They promote a lot from in the company. I was hired as a part-time and got offered assistant manager position. So if you do not have experience in retail management, easy way up to management is do the good job as part-time associate. they don't hire a lot of full-time. You will get more hours even they only hire you as a part-time if you work hard, take more responsibility and be flexible. Once you get in, they normally ask for min 6 months experience to apply for management position available. Make sure you express your carrier plan to your supervisors. They will give you more responsibility for the section you are in to see how you will handle.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Fred Meyer in Nov 2011
Interview
We were given the direction 3 days before the scheduled interview to give a presentation to sell ourselves to the position. The direction listed a few specific points to elaborate on and was to be 5-10 min. in length. The panel of interviewers consisted of our regional and two other managers. It seemed informal and they tried to make you feel at ease. They had only a couple of questions at the end of the presentation and it almost made me think they weren't interested. They did explain that this is something new they are trying and they really wanted to get to know us and how we feel about our experiences and our growth process. We'll see in a couple of days how it went. I do like the interview process however, a little more feedback or more questions from them might not have me thinking I wasn't what they are looking for at the end of the interview. We will find out in a couple of days.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fred Meyer (Vancouver, WA) in Jul 2009
Interview
Getting the job was easy. I submitted a resume and application and went for one interview. I was asked questions about my people skills and if I had experience with money. There was also a test. I went to a training class after I was hired.