HHot Topic·Operations Manager

Hot Topic Operations Manager interview experience

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Sioux City, IAPosted Oct 2011 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview was super easy, largely because of how the timing worked at the store.

I applied for an assistant manager part-time role, but the store didn’t have a full-time assistant—just two part-time positions. The person interviewing me was actually the assistant I’d be taking over for, and his store manager was about to leave, which made the whole situation feel informal.

He mostly wanted to know if I could merchandise effectively, since the remaining managers would be men and they weren’t merchandising well. He also checked that I could manage without becoming too friendly with coworkers, and he wanted to know I had some knowledge of music. What he told me was

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