I applied online. I interviewed at Dollar Tree (Albuquerque, NM) in Jun 2017
Interview
Interviewed with several people to be a manager you have to interview with regional manager. Process was simple and was an honest interview where you got to know the regional manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what are your qualifications?
Why do you want to work for dollar tree?
How do you think your skills would benefit the company?
How long do you plan to stay with dollar tree?
What is your experience?
Tell me about a time you had to deal with an unhappy customer?
How would you handle an employee using their phone?
The interview process was minimal and largely informal. The initial conversation with the regional leadership consisted of a brief phone call, and there was limited direct interaction with district management prior to starting. In fact, I did not meet the district manager until after onboarding and training, and did not meet the regional director in person until several months into the role. Overall, the hiring process felt more like a fast placement based on experience rather than a structured multi-step interview process.
You apply, talk to HR and District ,Lastly you will speak to the regional briefly. If experience whole process goes pretty fast. This position is very fast pace, its no down time.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dollar Tree (Augusta, GA)
Interview
In depth questions regarding your experience are asked by the interviewer who is usually a District Manager. Good job description given when interviewed. May have more than one interview during the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to give an example of a time when I had an irate customer. What was the issue and how did you handle it with what outcome.
Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Dollar Tree with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 76 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dollar Tree overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dollar Tree as a Store Manager according to 76 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 1%
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