I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Des Moines, IA) in Sep 2013
Interview
I submitted my resume and cover letter using the company's web based application form. I was called a few days later to schedule the first interview a week out. Since I already work for The Home Depot I was familiar with their standard two person interview process with one asking the questions and the other taking notes. Most of the questions are open ended and are best answered with a "story" where you relate how you identified and solved the problem .
After the standard questions it's your turn to ask questions and further qualify if this is a good fit for you.
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None of the questions were all that difficult. Remembering to include specific tangible results for each story was sometimes a challenge. "How did you manage a task or project where you were given few instructions?" I answered with a story about setting a display in a different fashion than had previously been done. The result was a much cleaner looking display with out big shelving units allowing the merchandise to be moved around easier as it sold through.
Have to go through a phone interview with someone in a call center. Then go to the Sales Manager for phone interview and then sit down for interview and the a phone interview with the District Manager
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How do you handle being told NO/Rejection. How do you motivate yourself even though your job is not going as planned. Can you work 100% commission
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Garland, TX) in Sep 2013
Interview
Filled out an application online. Got an automated call the next day. Following the automated call was a phone interview the same day. They just told me about the position and then scheduled an in-store interview for me a few days later. I went in the morning and interviewed with either the assistant or store manager. Dress business casual. Probably the easiest interview I've had. She just read a couple behavioral questions from a packet and asked about my work history. She told me she wanted the department supervisor to interview me before she hired me so I had to come back in the evening. I got there fifteen minutes early and waited over thirty minutes before the supervisor showed up. He told me about the job and what he expected from his workers. I guess he was not impressed with me because I wasn't hired on the spot. The manager and he told me that they were still interviewing other candidates so the entire day was basically a wash.
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Question 1
No trick questions; it's just a standard interview.