General Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Petco with 2.5 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 General Manager roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 29 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 General Manager according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Background check: 19%
One on one interview: 17%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Petco (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2012
Interview
I was first contacted to set up a phone interview. Recruiter contacted me and asked background questions and gave me overview of position for about 30 minutes. I was contacted a few days later to meet with the District Manager. We met at a store location and he asked about my previous experience leading, dealing with animals and meeting business goals. I was contacted about 3 days later with an offer. I accepted and waited several days for a background check. I later went for training at a training store which was approximately 5 weeks long before reporting to my store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of animals do you have experience handling? Are there any that you are afraid of?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Petco
Interview
It was a standard Recruiter interview and then standard situational interview with the territory general manager and the District general manager. They asked about different animals you were comfortable handling.
*disclaimer, was an internal promotion. 2 interviews. First with District Manager, second with market manager and head of HR for territory. Second interview felt very store specific. Was focused on conflict resolution amongst associates in the store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about peer to peer conflict, KPI's, action plan based on minimal metrics available on opportunities in the store.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Petco (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2023
Interview
Long interview process but very good recruiters and interview questions average industry benefits and pay didn't have a great range in the research I did you would do good if you have a strong sales personality to sell their new VCP package