Retail Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Dollar General with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Store Manager roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dollar General overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dollar General as a Retail Store Manager according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dollar General (Kalamazoo, MI) in Jan 2012
Interview
Basic behavioral questions and availability questions from the hiring manager. Then an interview with the district manager, and final an interview with the regional manager. All asking basic behavioral questions.Then a drug test and background check. Then an online behavioral test. Longest part of the process was waiting for the background check to come back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What have you done to satisfy a customers problem?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dollar General (Mountainburg, AR) in May 2024
Interview
I applied on the DG website. I Interviewed at Dollar General with the hiring manager. Basic interview. The job was offered to me during the interview. I was informed that I would receive an email to follow up with regional manager.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dollar General (Hickory, NC) in Sep 2016
Interview
The District manager called me to set up an interview after having applied to numerous stores in the area.
During the interview I was asked five or six basic retail questions pertaining to Merchandising, recovering, stocking, etc.
Then, I was asked 5 to 10 Specific questions relating to experience and reports, data managment, and finance management.
Conditional offer was made dependent upon drug screen, criminal background and credit worthiness checks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a P&L Statement and how is it used to track business trends from one measurement period to the next?
I applied online. I interviewed at Dollar General (Detroit, MI)
Interview
I had a 15 min interview with the district manager and was offered a job the next day contingent on passing background check and a drug test. I was called the next day and hired