I interview for "sales associate" in February 2012. I found that in the interview, it wasn't so much WHAT your answers were to the questions but HOW you answered them. The interviewer is looking for someone she/he can work with. Be professional but have fun. Wear something that shoes you have a sense of fashion. Be persistent! After I handed in my application I would call and ask for the store manager and inquire about the status of my application. After a week, I got called in for an interview. A few days after I got another call congratulating me with a job offer.
After 6 months of working there, I was promoted to MIT and quickly after that I was promoted to PT Assistant Manager. There wasn't much of an interview for the job since I was being promoted within the company. My Store Manager spent about 2 months with detailed training. After a couple months, my District Manager went over everything with me and made sure I understood how to handle all of the responsibilities of Management. And then a few months after that I was promoted to a FT Assistant Manager. No interview. Just an overview that came with a pay increase.