Submitted general application for the Fleet Feet - Chicago locations, then emailed the store manager at the location I initially applied for. Within two weeks I had an interview there, but it turned out they were overstaffed. Eventually my information got passed to another store, I interviewed there that week, and got hired by the following week of the interview, which was at the starbucks next door and very relaxed. More conversational between two of the mangers and myself.

Was verbally offered the job during the interview and then received a rejection email. Never heard back about why. They didn't call my references, and the background check they ran on me came back as clear.