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Petco interviews FAQs
Grooming Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Petco with 1.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Grooming Assistant roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Petco overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Petco as a Grooming Assistant according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Background check: 16%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Phone interview: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Petco (Washington, DC) in Feb 2014
Interview
It was a group interview. Not many questions were asked. However, because the store was so unorganized I had to actually keep calling to reschedule my second interview because the manager wasn't showing up to work. Come to find out, he was fired. Anyway, they kind of just had to give me my job because I was already given an offer, by the previous manager who had been fired. If I didn't call they would have given my position to someone else. Crazy.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Petco (Eugene, OR) in Feb 2024
Interview
We communicated via email for a while, until I called to schedule the interview. I had an interview the next day. It was very professional, comfortable, and relaxed. I felt like I was definitely seen as a person and not another application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a situation where the store is busy, you have many dogs coming in and your schedule is full. How do you proceed?
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Petco (New York, NY)
Interview
They called me for an interview within the first week after I applied, had a total of two interviews, second one was with the store leader. Had to make several phone calls asking for a follow up, other then that they won't bother calling you back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Usual retail questions, why petco, why the position I applied for, etc.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Petco (Stockton, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Applied online and got called for an interview about a week later. It was a group interview, although there was only one other applicant there with me, and she had previous work experience where I had none. Interview took place in the break room and was very casual, which I hear is typical, although I still dressed very well and would recommend it. A week after I received a job offer.