Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Lowe's Home Improvement with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lowe's Home Improvement overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lowe's Home Improvement as a Associate according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Drug test: 21%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Mentor, OH) in Oct 2017
Interview
Brief and to the point. They needed a capable body and professional customer focused personality. I had years of experience, a wide variety of skills related to the job, and was very customer focused. I was given high marks and called back promptly though this was back when the HR system was still in effect.
Interviewed with store's front end manager. The interview took approximately 20 minutes and received salary and offer on site. My education and years of experience were entered into computer system to generate the wage that the manager offered.
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What is a time you had to handle a difficult customer?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Indianapolis, IN)
Interview
Asked about Job history , life goals , availability . Process went fairly fast . I didn’t think it would be so short. Otherwise the interview went well and management seemed personable .
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Toledo, OH) in May 2025
Interview
Great and friendly . Knowledgeable, very laid back and comfortable. Clean and to the point. Dress is dressy casual. Didn't ask any inappropriate questions. Twenty five twenty six twenty seven