I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Carrollton, TX) in Apr 2012
Interview
Asked basic questions on how to motivate employees and how to bring up a department if it is not performing to expectations. Asked selling questions as the store is more of selling-retail instead of retail-selling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you motivate an employee whose performance has been slipping?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Greensboro, NC) in Sep 2016
Interview
the questions threw me off a little bit b/c I was expecting the same as a sales specialist or lumber assc
I could have gone into great detail about the dept. but I tried to keep my words fluent , not pausing etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe a task you had to do in a certain time slot , and which one would you finish first
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Logan, UT) in Jun 2015
Interview
Apply online through Lowes .com. Within two weeks Hr called for an interview. Asked about eight questions about how I would handle different scenarios, all customer Service related. They look for managers who know how to communicate well with other, delegate, and above all help customers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tells us about a time when you had to handle an unethical situation, what was it and how did you handle it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Portsmouth, VA) in Oct 2012
Interview
You'll be contacted usually within a week if the HR Manager is interested. You'll typically first interview with her; this is usually a basic "describe yourself" and your ambitions interview. If it proceeds to the next interview, then it will be scenario based. You'll receive questions evaluating your response to certain events/scenarios. Upon successful completion of the second, sometimes third, interview, you'll be called back withing 3-7 days for a Job offer. This company does drug test on the spot if you accept the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Corporate has developed an initiative to increase sales in your specified area. You don't agree with the initiative, and think it will negatively impact the sales performance of your department in general. What do you do?"
Department Manager - Millwork applicants have rated the interview process at Lowe's Home Improvement with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Department Manager - Millwork roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lowe's Home Improvement overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lowe's Home Improvement as a Department Manager - Millwork according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 19%
Personality test: 14%
Group panel interview: 10%
Other: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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