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Lowe's Home Improvement interviews FAQs
Department Manager Lowes applicants have rated the interview process at Lowe's Home Improvement with 2.7 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 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Department Manager Lowes roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 41 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 Lowes according to 41 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 20%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 3%
Presentation: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Chino Hills, CA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Interviewed with HR and Store Manager. They had me sit in the Store Managers office. They alternated the questions they asked me. I answered to the best of my abilities. They also wanted to get an idea of my prior work experience, especially in retail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you didn't complete a task to satisfaction. what was the outcome?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (New Carrolltn, MD)
Interview
Pretty straight forward retail interview, no real surprises. If you have ever gone through any other interview you will be just fine. Be ready to have at least 2 people in the room during the interview though, that's very common.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Charlotte, NC) in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied online. I received a communication from the HR manager to schedule an interview. I went to the store for the interview which included the HR manager and the ASM.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you and a peer or supervisor had a disagreement.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (North Western, NY) in Jul 2016
Interview
One interview with ASM Zone Manager, The other with HR. They used me for the 3rd interview. They already knew who they wanted. I am an internal employee. The entire process was a dog and pony show. A complete waste of my own time. They wonder why they have the lowest EOS scores in the region. After six weeks I had to call them. That is the last time I will apply for a Dept. Mgr position with Lowes. Unfortunately, that's how they also treat top-performers within the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The typical "tell me about a time" questions that are all found on Glassdoor. They have not changed