Genesco Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Genesco.
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Email Marketing Specialist
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I applied for the Email Marketing Specialist job and the process started well. I had a recruiter call which was good and I was excited. The recruiter said I would have a hiring manager interview soon and get more info that day. But I didn't get the info, so I followed up the next day. The recruiter then said the hiring manager was busy and they hadn't scheduled the interview yet. Communication was still bad and it felt messy. After a week of waiting and checking in, they told me they picked someone else who was referred.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me how your background fits this job.
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Data Analyst
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
So, the first round was with the manager, and I got this interview through a referral. They asked me about my past projects, some basic SQL stuff, and some behavioral questions. They also wanted to know my business perspective on the retail industry. It seemed like they were really looking for someone senior with deep knowledge of NoSQL databases and OLAP/OLAP concepts.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What is the difference between a Primary key and a Foreign key?
- Can you explain the difference between Union and Union all?
- Explain Cubes and Drill-down in the context of OLAP/OLTP concepts.
Genesco
Director of Consumer Insights
Director Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
Got an email from the internal recruiter in December, set up the first meeting for early January. I prepped for days, the meeting went great according to the recruiter. I sent a thank you note the same day. Then, radio silence for 2 weeks, so I followed up briefly but still nothing. Two months later, out of nowhere, I got a generic rejection letter. This job was posted on LinkedIn several times, so I'm not sure what happened, but it felt like a poor process and company experience.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you walk me through your resume?
- Please tell us about the teams you have led previously.
- Can you share some basic HR-related information?
Genesco
Sales Associate
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
they like to see how talkative and bubbly that you can be. they want to make sure you will be able to carry on a conversation with customers and get them excited about their products. always answer all of their questions and never just say i dont know. during the interview, they will be assessing your ability to engage customers and generate enthusiasm for the products. it's important to answer all questions thoroughly and avoid saying "I don't know."
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about your biggest pet peeve.
- Imagine a customer is buying these shoes; how would you then sell them this pen?
Genesco Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Genesco interview reports.
“What is the difference between a Primary key and a Foreign key?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between Union and Union all?”
Read reports →“Can you explain how to copy one table into another in SQL?”
Read reports →“Explain Cubes and Drill-down in the context of OLAP/OLTP concepts.”
Read reports →“Imagine a customer is buying these shoes; how would you then sell them this pen?”
Read report →“Could you describe writing a "hello world" GUI in an object-oriented programming language?”
Read report →“Have you shopped with us before?”
Read report →“What packages do you always use?”
Read report →“Tell me about your biggest pet peeve.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 26 Genesco interview reports.