Sortation Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Fastenal 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 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sortation Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Sortation Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
One on one interview: 13%
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One phone interview, second one was with HR and the third one with manager. Took almost 2 weeks to process and then i got the letter via email with in another week
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Fastenal (Akron, OH) in Apr 2025
Interview
Over the phone disassociative relatively shorter than the description for the job. Could have anticipated more for the position.
The interview itself was a call in the dark for a position that was part time .
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Fastenal (Winona, MN) in Dec 2023
Interview
The interview process was pretty lengthy. It lasted maybe two months which seemed long hence its low level position. The questions were easy and pretty much just asked if you were serious about wanting to work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you had a job where you have done a boring repetitive task?