I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts (Defiance, OH) in Aug 2015
Interview
filed application and test online for a position that was being trained for - was a dog and pony show for corp. Dm already picked a person from another district - The whole process was nothing but a waste of my time and the company money to rent the hotel conf. space - 2 Dms interviewed but was told a complete line of B.S. from both about this interview and the future at the store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how would you handle a customer satisfaction issue with a product or service the company offered
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts in Apr 2015
Interview
Phone screening, Interview with 2 District Managers, Phone interview with Regional Staff. All in all very thorough and educational throughout. No surprise questions. Very good feedback, no second guessing. The process was explained very clearly and up front. Use STAR in answering questions Situation or Task Action taken Result. Interviews felt more like conversations than rapid fire questioning.
Store General Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Advance Auto Parts with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store General Manager roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Advance Auto Parts overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Advance Auto Parts as a Store General Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Other: 10%
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