I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Petco (San Diego, CA) in May 2017
Interview
The first step in the process was a 10 minute interview with a recruiter. About one week and a half later, I was contacted to schedule a second interview at the corporate office. The second interview took place quickly thereafter and was with two of the manager-level employees. That interview was also relatively quick, lasting about a half hour with your basic, expected questions.
I thanked both parties I interviewed with afterwards. I sent a follow-up email to the recruiter about a week and a half later, as I was told the turnaround for hiring would be fast. To date (three weeks after I reached out to the recruiter to check on status), I have not heard anything back. I had heard rumblings that the Petco recruiters were not good at their jobs, and now I guess I have confirmation. While I agree that I may not have been the best fit for the position I interviewed with, I think recruiter communication is key to a company appearing professional and attracting top talent. The recruiters at Petco leave a lot to be desired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of experience do you have with retail copywriting?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Petco (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
screened by someone in hr who does not know the job well. then with the manager if you make it past the hr recruiter. then invited in to meet with a panel a people from the department and outside of the department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience and how you got to this point?
Copywriter applicants have rated the interview process at Petco with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Copywriter roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Petco overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Petco as a Copywriter according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
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