I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Fastenal (Houston, TX) in Jan 2012
Interview
There was a six week time lapse between my initial interview and my hire date. The interviewer was very uninterested in the process and seemed to have the same set of questions for every potential hire. I inferred that the company has a very specific personality type in mind for all sales positions. The interviewer was courteous but seemed to be reciting a standard operating procedure manual for each facet of the interview. once hired I filled out paperwork relinquishing the company of all liability for any accidents that may befall me. A mandatory non-competition agreement must be signed before you begin work on the first day.
I applied online. I interviewed at Fastenal (McHenry, IL) in Sep 2018
Interview
Initial call from corporate HR asking why I believe I am a good fit for the job. Then I received a call to schedule a F2F interview. The interviewer went through a list of questions required by corporate.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fastenal (Dallas, TX) in Jun 2016
Interview
a scripted interview, very mechanical, not very much room for improvisation, expected rehearsed and standard interview answers. Met with two managers in an office there were appx 15 questions. The interview took appx 30 minutes. I was passed on to the next interview. It is a three stage process.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fastenal
Interview
It was a brief interview, we chatted over the phone once and then met again in person. It was a very quick process, I was offered the job 2 weeks after the first phone interview.
OUTSIDE SALES applicants have rated the interview process at Fastenal with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for OUTSIDE SALES roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fastenal overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fastenal as a OUTSIDE SALES according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 15%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 1%
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