I have only one time interviewed at a clothing store like this. I think maybe another time but this was by far the biggest group interview I have ever seen and the worst I have ever been to!
Charolotte Russe is the trendy teen clothing store pretty much in every mall possible out there or I have seen. As a teen I used to shop there sometimes but not often. Mostly because the clothes were not cheap and my family was not rich. But I liked shopping there when they had sales. When I was in my 20's I used to come in while I worked another job on my breaks to look at their pj's and other things on sale. I probably bought jewelry there here and there even sun glasses maybe once or twice. So I did shop at that store. Its just been a while!
I am not a stylish person but I think I could be if I wanted to be. Either way I was one of at least 15 people interviewing the day this happened. We lived in AZ it took place at the outlet mall Arizona Mills. They gathered our HUGE group in the food court. We took up probably 25% of the food court doing this all in our chairs gathered in the circle.
Most of the girls were skinny and the *type* to shop there and work there. A few were like me, fashionable sure, dressed nice, but not skinny enough to wear the clothes.
The first part of the interview wasn't as much as questions as it was about what the job would be like. In fact I think its possible I spoke one time when we each had to say our names or something.
Then comes the kicker. Half way through the interview they call names. If our name isn't called (or was called I cant recall) they tell us they have our applications on file and we can go home. I don't even realize till its happened they are separating out who they want and who they don't.
Next thing you know it, they have kept about 10 of the people there (So I am guessing there were at least 20 plus of us) and are gathering them together closer in chairs to talk better. I can see from where I am on the other side of the food court, waiting for my ride that they have just separated out the non-skinny's from the skinnys and those without fashion in their outfits to go home and not even get a shot. Because we didn't fit their type!
I watched them talk for a good 15 or more minutes after we had been let go. I knew I wasn't getting the job I wasn't even getting a real chance. All cause I didn't fit the type. I think that is mean and wrong. Its not the first time some clothing store thought I wouldn't fit in so they didn't hire me. I think its wrong to stereo type people like that. I cried a little from it but I got over it.
From time to time I will still apply to clothing store jobs. Usually ones like Wet Seal where I have seen non-skinny girls or Victoria Secrets cause I almost got a job there. But never ever again will I apply to Charolette Russe. A place I once shopped at but never again...
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