Pharmacist applicants have rated the interview process at Walgreens with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Pharmacist roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 208 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Walgreens overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Walgreens as a Pharmacist according to 208 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Drug test: 18%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Walgreens (Fremont, CA) in Oct 2014
Interview
A few weeks after filling out the application* on the Walgreen's Careers website, I received an email from the district supervisor for my area, We had several correspondences, and she was flexible enough to arrange for an interview time that fit my school schedule.
During the interview, she was personable and friendly. She asked general questions about when I would be willing to work and about the pharmacy school I was attending. Also, she asked me a couple of questions about my resume, which I had handed to her at the start of my interview. Then, she consulted a paper and asked me a few formal interview questions. For example, "What is good customer service?" and "Tell me your strengths."
After the interview, my interviewer also gave me tips about how to improve my interviewing skills and experience.
*Of note, you need to complete the skills test at an actual Walgreen's store. Just walk in and look for the store manager. Tell him/her you are applying for a job at Walgreen's and need to take a skills test
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one time when you had to deal with a difficult person? It doesn't have to be related to work. How did you handle it?
Was able to schedule my interviews quickly and they were very responsive to emails. They asked very basic questions about your background as well as your motivations for applying. The recruiters were very nice and easy to talk to.
There were behavior based interview questions, tell me about yourself, strengths and weaknesses. Usually with a pharmacy and store manager. Maybe with a district manager. A tour is given if interview is in person.
Interview process was really easy - they ask basic questions for any normal pharmacist job and a routine screening. I worked at Walgreens as an intern for most of my college years so there wasn't much additional screening for hiring as a pharmacist.