Got hired at MAC! This is my story VERY LONG!!!
Hi girls!!! First of all I wanted to thank everyone that has posted their stories. You all really motivated to apply keep my hopes up with MAC.
I first apply for MAC back in
June. After replying a craig list ad I got a call back asking me to come in for a interview in about two weeks. I of course said yes right away and started to get nervous. On the interview I went dress all black(with a skirt and nice blouse) and fierce makeup. She asked me several questions about me, work experience, where I would like to work, my favorite products, why I loved MAC. I did ok in that interview, but I let my nerves get the best of me. I was so nervous I could barely smile or have a real interaction with the lady interviewing me. She looked fierce and it was really nice, but she had something intimidating about her. I felt like I gave average answers but didn't really wow her. The whole thing took about 20 min. I waited anxiously for a call back for a demo. 1, 2, 3 weeks passed. Never came.
I was so upset and frustrated with myself. I knew I could do much better than that. I sent follow up emails and everything but heard nothing back. On mid-september I saw another ad on craigslist and decided to re-apply. I figure:" Why not? The worst is gonna happen is that they won't call me back!" Well... but they did. They ask me to come in for a interview. I knew it was gonna be with the same lady who interview the first time back in June but I wasn't sure if she remembered me or not.
Well... I went dress all black again(pants and blouse) fierce makeup. When I sat down she asked me to tell her about me. 1 minute after I started talking she interrupted me saying: " Have I met you before?" I told her yes, and that she interviewed back in June. She then ask me to tell her my favorite product. I told her 187 brush. She asked me why and told me to show the brush to her on the brush belt. I did. She then asked me" Sell me this brush" I did. After talking and talking she said " That's good. You sold it to me" I then sat down again and she asked me why she didn't asked me to come in for a demo interview the first time she interviewed me. I told her I didn't know. She looked confused and said " maybe you didn't have enough experience back then" I said "maybe not...". She asked me what store/counter I would like to work for. She then asked me what I was going to do on november 3rd(3 weeks from that day!) and I said I wasn't gonna do anything. She then asked me to go to the Mac Store in a certain location to do a demo with the MRO. I said " Of course". This time around I was completely myself, smiling and relaxed because I knew what to expect. Funny thing was... those were the only questions she asked me this time. Took less than 10 minutes!
When the demo interview came I was completely ready for it. Thanks to specktra I knew exactly whay to do
Last week I had my demo...
I took my sister as my model. My trainer was really nice! She gave a scenario and ask me to choose a look from some magazine's pages they had. Now check this out if you think you heard everything you need to know about demos..... she asked me to do EYES AND LIPS only and gave me 20 min. I thought " SWEET!". I sanitized everything and then I layed my products(which they selected themselves, I couldn't choose) on a tissues. She let me choose my own L/S, L/G AND L/L. I started talking to my sister like she was a real customer and explaining everything I was doing and why I was doing. How the colors complemented her skin, naming the brushes, explaining why the brushes were good, how she could the same brush for different purposes,... EVERYTHING! The trainer seem really happy and asked if I had done makeup before and we started talking about my experience(I have my own bridal business and I used to work at a salon and I also went to makeup school few years ago)then I asked to trainer if I could have a mirror cause I wanted to show my customer what I was doing so she could reproduce at home. She seemed impressed that I remember that
I informed my trainer I was done. And she said " already?! You still have 6 minutes.... you were my fastest demo today!"
She analyzed my sister and said it looked great. Asked me what I did and to rate my makeup skills. I then offered her to clean everything and put the lip stuff back in the shelfs. She said it wasn't needed, but I told her I didn't want to leave a mess for the next person. She said " OMG... that is so nice of you! you need to come work at our store!" lol
After that she told me I need to go downstairs and meet with the MRO. My sister went shopping! lol My trainer introduced me to the MRO and before she left I noticed she gave him two thumbs up.
I had to wait a little bit cause they were interviewing A LOT of girls... apparently it was a day with demos booked all day. I felt a little intimidaded by that but I didn't let my nervous get the best of me
When it was my turn I was completely honesty and truly answered what I believed. He asked a lot of retail questions, sales experience, how I would meet my goals, customer service, what I did I think working for MAC was.... it took about 35-40 min. Very long but fun.. I truly connected to him... and felt really positive. He was really nice as well! When he asked me If I had questions I asked him a million things I wanted to know and we were just talking like old friends! =)
After I was finished, I made sure to ask what were to next steps. He told me they were still interviewing people that day and the day after, but I should hear something whitin the couple of weeks.
So today... exactly 6 days after my demo I got a called from the same lady from the first interview offering me the job!!!
I was so happy I wanted to scream... but I couldn't cause I was at work.
Sorry for the long post. I just wanted to tell my whole experience.
My tips for you guys would be.... Be persistent. If they don't call you back, give them a call. See what's going on. If doesn't work out.... give 3 months and then try again! Be honest... be yourself. Don't try to be someone you're not. Give real answers. Don't be afraid to ask questions.... you're not expected to know everything right away. They know you are a human after all!!! and ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS FOLLOW UP. Thank them for their time.... even if they don't reply back.
I hope this helps all of you!!!! Good luck =)
so that's a good thing! Good luck to you! Don't be nervous though, just go for it like I did! One thing the manager told me, having makeup skills is excellent for the job, of course, but those are things that can be taught. It's your personality that will really get you noticed. And I was like oh I hope they like my personality then! lol I really clicked with the managers when we talked, it was the first time in my life I didn't feel like I was really being interviewed, I felt like I could be myself but still maintaining professionalism of course. My advice to you is just be yourself! I know it sounds cliche but trust me, it will help you shine!
