Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Lowe's Home Improvement with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 50 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 Retail Sales Associate according to 50 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Drug test: 19%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 5%
Presentation: 3%
Phone interview: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Highland Heights, KY) in Jan 2023
Interview
Easy question and more like a casual conversation with really nice people. I interviewed with Emily and she was very kind. Just go to the front of the store at customer service and they will get you where you need to go.
I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Houston, TX)
Interview
It was short and only like 3 questions, it was quite undiffucult, but still really weird for an interview. There was the chance to ask about the position etc. But no information of the actual job from the interviewee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a challenge you have faced in your previous job and how did you overcome it, (if no previous job just any challenge in school, college etc)?
I applied in-person. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Cincinnati, OH) in Nov 2025
Interview
Employee just pointed to a door to find manager. The interview was fine but I was told he would call the next day (that was 6 days ago). Afterwards I shopped in the store: interfaced with 5 different employees and NONE of them were helpful. I guess they only hire dummies…
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Mayfield, KY) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview process was quite nice and refreshing compared to others that I've gone through. Felt like they actually wanted to hear about my life and experiences I've gone through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my last working experience and how it could be related to good social skills and doing a job correctly.