Easy conversational interview. Had many questions for me and was very friendly. Asked about my experience, education, and many other topics. Talked for about an hour. Guy was very very friendly. Great experience. Got another interview after this one for about a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience as it relates to the position.
I applied online. I interviewed at Fastenal (Saint Louis, MO) in Apr 2022
Interview
Apply for the job then have 2 interviews. 1st is with the direct boss then 2nd is with HR. Not a difficult process but sometimes time-consuming. A fair process is being used. They do get back to you if you're not picked.
I applied online. I interviewed at Fastenal (Leitchfield, KY) in Feb 2022
Interview
A couple of rounds of interview. Really common questions. Interviews were done by different people. First the district manager then the regional. The regional manager was much more involved and had less questions coming off of the list.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will be your strategy looking into this role.
Interviewed with the manager and district manager at the local store I was applying for. Very relaxed atmosphere. One interview process and received a phone call that I received the position.
Outside Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Fastenal with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Outside Sales Representative roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fastenal overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fastenal as a Outside Sales Representative according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Drug test: 18%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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