Pharmacy Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Rite Aid with 1.8 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 Pharmacy Assistant roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rite Aid overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rite Aid as a Pharmacy Assistant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 24%
Background check: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Rite Aid (Bronx, NY) in Jan 2013
Interview
Interview lasted about 15 minutes. They only asked simple questions and what skills I had that made me qualify for the position. Went straight to the paper work, but manager did not bring it to my attention that he placed me as a front-end cashier, and that my payment was going to be minimum wage.
Positive experience
Easy interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Rite Aid (Mountain Top, PA) in Feb 2025
Interview
I was contacted within one day to schedule an interview. The interview was laid back and friendly. I was made to feel comfortable and I asked the typical interview questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rite Aid (Everett, WA) in Jan 2021
Interview
The pharmacy manager and senior pharmacy technician were really friendly. They asked questions and tried to make the interview comfortable as much as possible. They gave out their opinions about the answers. Also, giving out the best answers for the scenario
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you find out the job?
Have you ever worked at any retail jobs?
How would you handle the difficult customers?
I called to ask if they were hiring, then I brought my resume, pharmacy manager briefly interview and then another interview with a store manager. Then I took an online test at home.