I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Castle Rock, CO) in Aug 2010
Interview
The interview process was relatively easy. I was called by a representative from their centrally located HR group in Atlanta. This person did a very brief 4 question interview. They would ask questions such as "describe a situation where you went out of your way to focus on customer service" or "describe a situation where you fostered a team environment to complete a task". I was then called by the local HR rep who scheduled an interview. This interview was with the store operations ASM and it lasted about 20 minutes. I was offered the job on-site.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you fostered a team environment to solve a complex problem or issue.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Trussville, AL) in Jun 2010
Interview
Applied online, was called the next day and given a number, received another phone call with a brief interview (2 questions) about how I had handled certain situations in previous jobs, received another call to interview at store, interviewed with Asst. Man., called back by HR to come sign papers. Whole process took no longer than a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation at a previous job where you handled a difficult customer and what you did to resolve the situation.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Home Depot in Feb 2010
Interview
I did an online application and got an email to schedule an interview a few weeks later. Went in, sat down with the Front End Supervisor, who shook my hand, apologized for the cluttered office, and proceeded to tell me all about how they run their stuff at Home Depot, what to expect, etc. Asked me if it sounded like the sort of thing I'd be interested in, when I'd be available, whether I wanted part-time or eventual full-time, etc. Nice guy. I was waiting for the questions but he literally never asked me anything. Gave me a drug test form and told me that if the results passed I'd be called in for a second interview with two of the managers, where we'd discuss pay. Told me they had a pay-scale and not to be afraid to push for higher pay if I felt I merited it. I wore dress pants with a dress shirt and tie, and a black Carhartt coat (I didn't want to appear too formal unless I felt they wanted me too, at which point I would have taken off the coat. I felt like it was pretty informal, so I left the coat on.)
Passed the drug test, and the HR lady called me to schedule orientation. Never did that second interview. I've heard multiple different ways people were interviewed, but every cashier I ran into at two separate stores in two separate districts started at $8.30.
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