I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at West Coast Self-Storage (Vancouver, WA) in Jan 2016
Interview
First I applied to a craigslist add, with resume and cover letter and letter of recombination from my current employer. Was called for a phone interview and then called in for a 1:1 interview. Really casual interview. Filled out an application, talked and was given a tour of the facility. The manager was very nice and it wasn't stressful at all. Then I was told I would have to interview with the district manager but they called me and offered me the job before I had the chance to schedule that interview.
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at West Coast Self-Storage (Portland, OR)
Interview
Phone call to chat about the job... I thought it went well... chatted about wages and experience and set another appointment to talk to District Manager... Never called! No email! Unprofessional.
Don’t get your hopes up on. This company!
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at West Coast Self-Storage (Beaverton, OR) in Apr 2018
Interview
I received a phone call the day after applying. It took less than 10 minutes.
Basically, I was recited the resume that I had attached. Then asked about working in an area of town that wasn't where I had applied. I hesitated at first as the area was twice the drive than indicated in the ad. Even though it appeared as a "bait and switch" move, I still was positive about doing the drive, as it was explained they wanted to get people in as Assistant and move them to Manager within 2-3 months as they were opening about 9 more locations. So, I figured the drive wouldn't be a game changer in hopes that after a few months moved to a new location closer to where they had advertised the position.
Also, to note, that when he was going over my resume, he seemed to miss that I had 20 years of retail management experience for a National Corporation because he never addressed that - which is the fit that I believe they'd be interested in.
There was also no "pride" of the person about his company as he never told me anything about their culture, the work environment of the job, or what the job entailed.
Not sure how you can conduct "an interview" without explaining the job, ask/receive confirmation of their interest after knowing what it entailed, and compare it to their qualifications. The person seemed very inexperienced in this area.
The call lasted about 10 minutes and at the end told that he was doing a screening interview for his managers.
The next day i received a rejection letter in my email. Too bad. Their loss of someone with 20 yrs of management experience was at their disposal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no questions asked at all other than going over the resume and what it showed. Nor, regarding my qualifications or experience in management, and at one point I felt being talked down to.
Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at West Coast Self-Storage with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at West Coast Self-Storage overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at West Coast Self-Storage as a Assistant Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 75%
One on one interview: 25%
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