I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at American Apparel (New York, NY) in Oct 2013
Interview
this is an open call interview. you wait in line until you're called.once your called you meet with a district manager who ask you question to feel out your personality, the question about what you know about the company, your personal style, & where you see your self in the company.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Apparel in Jul 2015
Interview
Took about 2 weeks to get hired but didn't get to start work for another month. Paperwork took too long to go through but thankfully was able to start right when my manager called me to let me know I was good to start
Went to an open call and there were about 15 people ahead of me. When it was finally my turn the interviewer asked me several basic questions and said I seemed like a good candidate and that I'd hear from him in about three days. I never heard from him.
Applying online gets you nowhere unless you're drop dead gorgeous, go to an open call (check website) show up in your most basic minimal outfit (maybe even in some AA clothes), BRING RESUME
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They really just ask you about the company, so do you're research very basic questions, they're looking for models not real employees