Hot Topic Account Executive interview experience

I either called the store to speak with a hiring manager and asked if they were hiring, or I got into a chat with the manager while shopping and asked about a job. In both styles, once they had me in the conversation, the questions were simple—why I wanted to work there, my availability, and whether I had relevant sales or customer service experience.

At one point the manager basically treated it like a friend-to-friend talk and it was over in just a few minutes. Another time, I was left waiting or disappointed because I was told to expect a return call at a specific time and never got it,