I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts
Interview
First step was a call with a recruiter and a "personality" test, pretty standard. It was followed up by a panel conference call, personally a first for me. Approximately 2 weeks later I had a formal panel with the Area HR manager, Regional HR ,the RVP and another personal who's title escapes me. standard behavior questions with some others added to the mix.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you waste money by going to an ivy league school if you were going to work in the automotive industry?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts in Jun 2022
Interview
typical recruiter questions, behavioral in nature then on to the VPO. Vice Pres of Ops then calls , tells about himself then has you walk through your resume and looking for transferable traits.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts in Aug 2018
Interview
Started with a prescreen by the RVP. A few days later received a call inviting me to a panel interview. Received Panel interview with local leadership, all STAR based behavioral questions. Then an hour long FaceTime interview with their Director of Ops/Sales, who was brilliant, then the job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you faced adversity in your current role and how did you go about resolving it?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts (Houston, TX)
Interview
Panel INTERVIEW WITH RVP, HR, LP and DM'S. Role played on possible issues, opportunity and training. Answered questions about the resume and spoke about company future. Asked about relocation and career goals. RVP had been with the company twenty five years so his background was very interesting
District Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Advance Auto Parts with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for District Manager roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Advance Auto Parts overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Advance Auto Parts as a District Manager according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
Personality test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Drug test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
One on one interview: 7%
Other: 2%
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