Pet Care Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PetSmart with 2 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 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Pet Care Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 135 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PetSmart overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PetSmart as a Pet Care Associate according to 135 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Drug test: 23%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PetSmart (Cerritos, CA) in Jun 2012
Interview
I applied on PetSmart online and with each application you have to submit, you have to take a personality test. I applied to several PetSmarts and got called in for an interview for all of them and even offered a job at new opening that I didn't apply for. They said they loved my personality test.
I only went to the one I was most interested (the new opening) and she scheduled an interview for me next week at the Mariott Hotel and it was very pretty, very professional.
I went to the 7th floor where the interviews took place and the manager sat with me right away and asked me several scenario questions which weren't very hard but I would recommend looking these questions up and practicing like I did.
After the interview she sat me down at a bench watching a PetSmart introduction video, but I wasn't sure I got the job because other managers were doing interviews and everyone sat there.
I was then called in to speak to another Interviewer, she was a manager at a different PetSmart and asked me generally the same questions as the first one, but I was caught off guard when she asked me to sell this post it notes to her, and I didn't know how
then she said she'll be calling everyone mid next week with their decisions
I got called next Monday with a congratulations and that I was chosen :) but as a Guest Service Associate at the Pet's Hotel instead of a PetCare Associate which disappointed me greatly because I really wanted a lot of interaction with animals more than people but I took what I can get.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Give me a situation where you didn't know the answer to a question?
Was asked some basic questions pertaining to my knowledge of animals, customer service, etc. It was probably about 30 minutes long and pretty basic. I'd say it's the typical process for a first job for a teenager.
very simple, one on one interview. asks basic questions! felt like talking to a friend instead of having a tense interview. got to know my manager in the process which was nice.
I applied online. I interviewed at PetSmart (Oakville, ON)
Interview
I applied online and had an interview with the assistant store leader. I was supposed to have another interview with the store leader but they called me with the job offer before that. The interview happened in the dog training room.