I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Walmart (Saddle Brook, NJ) in Jul 2017
Interview
Interviewer was 55 minutes late- yes, FIFTY FIVE (55) MINUTES LATE. Not 5. Not 15. But 55. Almost 1 hour. When he arrived, he greeted me but made no apology to his extreme tardiness. He chose to give me a tour of the back room instead of asking me the standard interview questions. He then explained the job roles for the Cap 2 position that I applied for. He introduced me to some of the other workers there, and one of other managers expressed doubt in the form of laughing and joking as to whether I would be a good fit for the role due to my small stature, claiming that Cap 2 is very physically demanding. I found this to be massively insulting but kept it to myself, insisting that I would be able to perform the job functions as I consider myself to be a hard worker.
After the tour, the interviewer began to ask me questions. He asked me one question and apparently didn't like the answer I gave, because he then said that that was all the questions he had for me. I asked about how they would follow up with me and they said to expect an email or phone call within a few days.
All in all, this was a 2 hour interview (including the time spent waiting for the interviewer to arrive and the pre-interview tour of the backroom) for an entry-level Walmart job, in which I did not receive an offer for.
Needless to say, this has been the worst interview experience in my life (no exaggeration), and I will not be applying to this particular store again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond the call of duty.
Phone interview and then asked to come in for in person interview. The hiring manager asked typical interview questions. Why do you want to work here? And asked bout scheduling availability,
There was a lot of questions but overall it went pretty decent. They were your standard interview questions. I am happy with the outcome but maybe I could do better next time.
Solid and very well informative process. It was straightforward and well put together. I really enjoyed the people that I interacted with and ultimately chose another route due to time constraints.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Walmart with 2 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 62.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 1,191 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Walmart overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Walmart as a Sales Associate according to 1,191 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Drug test: 21%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Phone interview: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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