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      Assistant Designer Interview

      1 Sept 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Minneapolis, MN

      Other Assistant Designer interview reviews for Target

      Assistant Designer Interview

      17 Jun 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Target

      Interview

      Was recommended for the position to the design recruiter who contacted me for a brief interview over the phone. The questions were aimed at getting to know my education and experience background. I was offered a full interview at the headquarters with four sets of designers in different product categories. Each interview was exactly 30 minutes long- no time allowed to go over. The questions were all behavioral based for example "tell me about a time when you used creativity to solve a problem" etc...

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when you experienced conflict within a group, and how did you deal with the situation.
      Answer question
      1
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Target (Minneapolis, MN)

      Interview

      The recruitment campaign at art schools is very effective. It sells the company as a place of fostering innovation and creativity. Information is provided on how to apply for a job in Product Design and Development or Graphic Design. You can also schedule a portfolio review with a recruiter. If you are selected for an interview, the company pays for travel and accommodation in downtown Minneapolis. The interview is a full 8 hour day process. In the morning, you receive a tour of the Target HQ. Then you take a multiple choice bubble sheet exam of math and language skills. Then you attend panel sessions of designers who tell you what it's like working at Target and answer questions. Lunch was at a basketball themed restaurant, which thank goodness is now closed. The afternoon is spent interviewing with and showing your portfolio to three different design managers. Your recruiter actually supplies you with the name and HQ mailing address of the managers who interviewed you so that you will mail them each a thank you note. Afterwards, there is a cocktail happy hour in the jazz lounge located in the same building. If hired, your recruiter calls you to offer you a position. If you accept, you must take a drug test within 48 hours I believe. The position comes with a minimum 18 month contract agreement to combat the exceptionally high turn-over rate. However, you are not locked into it until after 3 months. But during these 3 months, your time is entirely spent going to training sessions and working on an independent show-and-tell project for the department to which you've been assigned. So it is nearly impossible to gain an understanding of what the job will be like during your grace period of 3 months.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Be prepared to talk about relevant trends in the particular design/product category you are interested in.
      Answer question
      5