How to Apply to Target (2026): Step-by-Step

Target hires mostly for its stores — guest advocates (cashiers), general merchandise, fulfillment, style, beauty and food and beverage team members, plus team leaders — along with supply chain facilities and a Minneapolis headquarters with a large tech group. Everything applies through a single Workday tenant, target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com, so one candidate account covers stores, warehouses and corporate. The part people do not expect is that Target may ask for a recorded video interview for some roles, and that pre-employment screening, including the background check, only starts after you acknowledge the offer letter in Workday.

Where the Target application lives

Official careers site: corporate.target.com/careers. Applications run on Workday.

• All roles (Workday job search) — Stores, supply chain and headquarters jobs in one Workday tenant; one candidate account covers everything.
• Store hourly and leadership roles — Store-by-store search, a job map and the hourly versus store leadership split.

Step by step: applying to Target

1. Search on corporate.target.com or directly in Workday. Store postings are listed by street address, and seasonal roles carry Seasonal in the title.
2. Create a Workday candidate account or sign in. You can fill the form manually, upload a resume, autofill from LinkedIn, or reuse a previous Target application.
3. Some roles add supplemental questions about availability or a short job-related assessment; technical problems with the assessment go to the vendor's support form, not Target.
4. Interviews can be a phone or live video call, in person at the store, or a recorded video interview answering pre-recorded questions. Expect behavioral questions asking for specific examples.
5. Offers arrive by email with instructions to open the offer letter in Workday, or by phone if you are working with a recruiter.
6. Acknowledge the offer, then complete pre-hire screening in Workday — background check, confirming personal details and signing documents — before Target Welcome orientation.

What a Workday application is like

• Every employer has its own Workday tenant, so you create a separate candidate account (email + password) for each company, even if you have applied through Workday elsewhere.
• "Autofill with Resume" parses your PDF or DOCX into the form. It regularly splits job titles, dates and bullet points wrong — check every field of My Experience before moving on.
• The form runs in stages (My Information, My Experience, Application Questions, Voluntary Disclosures, Self Identify, Review). Nothing saves until you finish a stage, and sessions time out.
• Once submitted, an application cannot be edited. Withdraw and re-apply if you must change something while the posting is open.
• Status lives in Candidate Home under My Applications. Later applications to the same company can reuse your saved details ("Use My Last Application").

Tips from Target applicants

• Target's FAQ says you are welcome to apply for more than one job at a time with the same candidate profile, so cover several nearby stores or shifts in one sitting.
• Prepare around Target's five interview competencies: job knowledge, inclusivity, problem-solving, connection and drive. Target posts practice guides for tech and non-tech roles.
• Seasonal postings go up well before the holidays — as of September 2026, seasonal guest advocate and stocking jobs were already live — so apply in early fall.

How long the Target process takes

Target does not publish a timeline. Store candidates commonly report hearing back within days to a couple of weeks and a single in-person or video interview, while corporate roles usually involve several rounds and take longer.

Before you hit submit

Two quick wins: check your resume against the posting with the resume keywords for your role, and attach a tailored letter — see the cover letter examples by role. Decide your answers to the standard screening questions once — see desired salary and work authorization — and keep a record in a tracker.

Apply faster

Target applications run on Workday, which JobRizzer autofills. Install the extension, open the Target application, and JobRizzer fills the standard fields from your profile — you review every field and click submit yourself.