I applied in-person. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Office Depot (Waxahachie, TX)
Interview
The hiring process when I applied was the old standard of paper application. Once applied, you go into the store and take an assessment test. This usually takes 30-60 minutes and just basically asks behavioral questions, scenarios, and your personal ideas on the situation, or task. Every store is different and I was interviewed once with one of the floor managers. Questions are pretty basic: Why did you apply?, What makes you a team player?, What is your biggest contribution toward customer service? etc. People from other stores have been interviewed twice, usually with the department manager and then the Store manager. It's really not hard to get the job, just answer with the idea that customers come first and that you work with teams very well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a time when you gave poor customer service, and how did you resolve it?
They make you take a computer test.
From there, you interview with one of the assistant managers.
They are always hiring.
Make you take an in-person item locator test - kind of like a scavenger hunt trying to find all types of items in the store so you get familiar where things are located if a customer asks you.
I applied online. I interviewed at Office Depot (Oakland, CA)
Interview
I went to hiring event. The assistant manager asked for general questions and took assessment test. Next day, I got an second interview and I got hired. The process took at least 1 week with drug test.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Office Depot (Tallahassee, FL) in Sep 2015
Interview
I came in dressed in nice casual attire, (Nice jeans and a button down shirt.) and spoke with the store manager. She had a look over my resume and just kind of asked questions about be based off of what she seen on there. After a couple of jokes back and forth about my previous work history not being retail or customer service related, and about the fact that I would be taking a pay cut from my previous jobs she declared on the spot that I was hired and after about 3 days I was called back in for training.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of work are you looking for by applying to this position?