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Jobs at Target: More Competitive Than Harvard?

Target applicants used to have to complete 704 true/false questions about everything from politics to their sex life.

Getting a job at Target may be harder than you think.

An article by AOL suggests it's harder to get into Target than Harvard.

Here's the process at a California Target, according to the article:

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"Target's hiring process for its new stores has been designed with military precision. Applicants take an on-spot assessment test, interview with two current employees, and are then escorted to the bathroom for an on-site drug test. If all goes well, they'll get a job offer, assuming their background check comes up clean."

Have you, or are you planning on applying for a position at Target? A caller to the store is told to apply online. Do you have any suggestions for getting hired?

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