Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PetSmart with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 46 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 Associate according to 46 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 26%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at PetSmart (Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2015
Interview
They called me in for an interview for the following week. I went in for my first interview and they barley asked you any questions. They described what the job is like. Told me to come in for a second interview three days later, the second interview was a lot like the first one. Very simple questions (not very many either). The manager just described the job to me and got asked at the end of the interview if I wanted to work there. I accepted and went down the street for a drug test then had to wait for the results to come in to start working.
The interviewer, the assistant store manager at the time, was very nice and kind. She created a very relaxed atmosphere during the interview, which I appreciated, especially since interviews can make me very anxious.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you worked with animals before? What would you say your greatest weakness is?
Easy and laid back. Don’t sweat it, just answer with a bit of common sense. Everything was quick once I had been called for an interview. However, my application had been sitting for months before I received a call. Fairly normal for this industry.
You call on the phone to express your interest and they will interview you pretty quickly after that. You come in and usually the manager or assistant manager asks you basic animal care questions and your experience with customer service. Overall pretty easy interview process