Very bizarre/unprofessional process. Initial contact was with the Recruiter. She was positive, knowledgeable and detailed with her screening. She explained the next step would be an interview with the DM who would contact me directly. The following morning (Saturday 8am), a Store Manager from within that district called and asked if I would be available for an interview in 3 hours. When inquiring if this interview would be with the DM, I was told no it would be with him. Unusual as this would have been my peer. Agreed to the interview. This was by far the most unprofessional interview I have ever had. It lasted approximately 12 minutes, two of which were spent on hold. Then another bulk of it was spent repeatedly asking if I would accept an Assistant Manager role. I explained my background as my resume obviously had not been reviewed and firmly declined this. I have been in a big box Store Manager role for nearly 12 years and have never performed an interview in less than 25 min. Is this really how Harbor Freight screens for Store Managers? Needless to say, I am no longer interested in this company.

I was approached by a recruiter on LinkedIn. Scheduling the interview was easy. My interview seemed to go well, I was asked 3 managerial questions otherwise we covered my job history. When the interview concluded, I was given the District managers name and told I would hear from them in 4 days. If I didn't I was to tell the recruiter. I never her from the Dm. Communicated with the recruiter and also never heard back. I did a follow up email a week later and did not get a response. I never received a decline letter either.