I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Public Storage in Aug 2016
Interview
They use Spark Hire as their platform to perform one way interviews. The application is relatively easy to use and you are given three opportunities to rerecord your responses. Below are the questions asked during the interview. There are supposed to be 10 questions but I could only remember 8. I did not receive an invite to a second interview but I was relieved because was offered a better career choice with my dream company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your career goals and what would you like to be doing in 5 years?
What is your greatest opportunity to become better as a leader and why?
What is your greatest strength as a leader and why?
Give us an example of an employee that you had to manage out of the company and how did you manage them out?
Give us an example of an employee that you have managed and helped them to improve their behavior or performance?
How much time per week do you spend mentoring and coaching your direct reports?
How often do you see your supervisor and how much time per week does your supervisor spend mentoring, developing, and coaching you?
Tell me about 2 business metrics either financial, customer service or employee related that you are held directly accountable for and how did you rank versus your peers with these metrics?
The Interview was quick, but very intentional. He started off with stating what the salary was, and what it came with. He was very upfront and interested in my most previous role
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Public Storage (Roanoke, VA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Applied online. Had to do a virtual job tryout. Then recruiter contacted me to set up a time for an initial interview. Recruiter started out strong saying this would be straight to the point and quick. That this job doesnt exist and its a "just in case" role to put you in the pipeline. Told me what the compensation was and its a take it or leave it situation. Theres no negotiation. Recruiter asked if i had experience with direct reports. I told her yes and she asked how many. Then she asked how many i currently have in my current job. I have no direct reports in my current role so she ended the interview even tho i have had upwards of 100 direct reports before. She did not care about my past district manager experience, only current. Received rejection email two days later.
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Public Storage (Denver, CO) in Apr 2026
Interview
The interview process has five different interviews. I love the in depth process. It starts with a half hour phone interview. Proceeds to a 2 hour in person interview. Proceeds to a 3 hour ride a long. Proceeds to another rin person interview and ends with a zoom interview.
I spent a total of 9 hours combined in interviews and 3 hours round trip travel time for my in person. Was only sent a form letter rejection and was ghosted when asked for feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to enforce a policy you didn't agree with.