M0275 - Store Leader-maurices
Posted Jul 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This role leads a team of 8 to 20, including three or four managers. Tell me about the largest team you've run and how you split the work with your other leaders.
What they are checking: Whether they lead through their managers or try to do every job themselves, which burns out fast in a store this size.
Tell me about a time you hired someone who turned out to be a great fit. What did you see in the interview that told you?
What they are checking: Whether they recruit on purpose for service and attitude, since building the team is a big part of this job.
Tell me about an associate who wasn't meeting expectations. How did you handle it, and how did it end?
What they are checking: Whether they give clear feedback and follow through, rather than avoiding the hard conversation until it becomes a firing.
Tell me about one of your assistant or key leaders you developed into a bigger role. What did you do to get them there?
What they are checking: Whether they build future leaders, because a store manager is judged partly by who they grow and promote.
What would you do
Walk me through how you'd start a day in the Ottawa store when you open and see yesterday's sales came in well under goal.
What they are checking: Whether they turn a sales number into specific actions on the floor instead of just telling the team to sell more.
A new floor set comes in and your visual standards are due by Thursday, but you're short two people this week. How do you get it done?
What they are checking: Whether they can plan and delegate a big task under pressure without letting service on the floor fall apart.
A customer is upset because a return is outside policy and she's raising her voice at the register. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, protect the relationship and model for associates how to handle a tense moment with grace.
What would you do in your first 30 days running the Ottawa store?
What they are checking: Whether they listen and learn the team, the numbers and the community before making changes, and then act with a plan.
Two of your managers don't get along and it's starting to affect how the team works together. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they address conflict between leaders directly and fairly before it splits the team into sides.
It's the week before back-to-school, two associates call off, and a truck shipment just arrived. Walk me through your priorities.
What they are checking: Whether they can triage competing demands quickly and keep the customer first when everything needs attention at once.
About the work
What does a great fashion-focused conversation with a customer sound like? Give me an example of how you'd style an outfit for someone heading to a work event.
What they are checking: Whether they actually enjoy fashion and can teach associates to build outfits that raise the sale and the customer's confidence.
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