Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at Smart & Final 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 70% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cashier roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Smart & Final overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Smart & Final as a Cashier according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 35%
Background check: 22%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Smart & Final (Moorpark, CA) in Nov 2012
Interview
Bring in resume and ask to speak with store manager on weekdays preferably between 9 am and 4 pm. They will have you fill out an application on the spot. Dress professionally. Smile. Be polite. Follow up. Smart and Final managers are extremely busy and often forget about their own employees, let alone applicants. Follow up, but don't be annoying.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is not really any one difficult question in particular.
applied online got a call back 2 days later asking for an interview. interview was around 10 minutes, asked for straightforward questions nothing to worry about. got hired on the spot
Manager just walked up to be and asked me questions. They were very quick with the process and hired me on the spot. They scheduled on training to the same day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you worked in retail?
If you have an upset customer what would you do?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Smart & Final (Riverside, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
Interview process was quick and they just asked about my work experience, as well as my availability throughout the week. It took a few days after submitting my application to hear back from the manager.