Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For Employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Petco

      Is this your company?

      About
      Reviews
      Pay & benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: Petco reviews | Petco jobs | Petco salaries | Petco benefits
      Petco interviewsPetco Operations Manager interviewsPetco interview
      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalized job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Operations Manager Interview

      Sep 29, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Salt Lake City, UT
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Petco (Salt Lake City, UT) in Aug 2021

      Interview

      The interview with the Recruiter was over the phone and I wasn't prepared. She was very nice and gave a detailed description of the position. She said a person from the store would be contacting me for a face-to-face interview but they didn't. That was disappointing.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me how your work experience relates to the position you are applying for.
      1 Answer

      Other Operations Manager Interview Reviews for Petco

      Operations Manager Interview

      May 20, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Phoenix, AZ
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Petco (Phoenix, AZ)

      Interview

      I applied 30+ days ago, called to follow up and was immediately scheduled for an interview. Showed up for the interview and overall was pretty easy. Generic questions. Obviously, there's a lot of talk about pets, if you have preferences etc. DON'T lie, because they will pull you out to the floor and start drilling you with questions about the animals you talked about. If your interview is going well they will tour the store with you and begin going over expected duties. The store manager was the one who conducted the interview, and seemed like she was a bit inexpereinced which was a surprise. She told me to "put in my 2 weeks" with my current employer so it sounded like it was in the bag. She said that normally for manager onboardings a second interview would be scheduled and the District Manager would be interviewing you, but apparantly in my district there is no district manager at the moment.... So I did both interviews same time with 2 store managers. I did my interview on a Saturday, was told I'd get a call on Tuesday. Friday came around with no call, so I followed up. She said she would call me the next day when she "gets to the bottom of her papers". Calls me the next day like she said only to tell me that corporate decided to place a transfer from Target in her store which she wasn't aware of until she submitted my processing paperwork and they told her "no". She was really nice and obviously felt pretty bad about it and offered to help me out to get me into another local store, though which was a nice gesture. However, I ended up declining because that alone shows me how disorganized the company is and shows me that there's a lot of micromanagement. If a store manager can't even pick her own people to run their store, that's a bit concerning to me. Corporate needs to let SM's run their store and not step on their toes - that is why I am looking for a new job. I can tell just from that one phone call it's all smoke and mirrors. Unfortuantely this company would not be a good fit for me which is dissappinting because the benefits are really decent and the discount on pet products and food would have been amazing.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Why are you leaving your current employer?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      What's your experience with animals?
      Answer question
      1

      Petco interviews FAQs

      • Candidates applying for Operations Manager roles take an average of 60 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 Operations Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  100%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(377) ;
        2. General Manager(336) ;
        3. Dog Trainer(250) ;
        4. Dog Groomer(211) ;
        5. Aquatics Specialist(187) ;
        6. Cashier(173) ;
        7. Guest Experience Specialist(170) ;
        8. Sales Associate/Cashier(160) ;
        9. Guest Advisor(151) ;
        10. Pet Stylist(138) ;
        11. Assistant Manager(117) ;
        12. Merchandise Operations Leader(97) ;
        13. Manager(94) ;
        14. Companion Animal Leader(92) ;
        15. Store Manager(92) .


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Center
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy & Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent Posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Indeed, Inc. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls," and logo are proprietary trademarks of Indeed, Inc.

      Jobs at Petco

      1K jobs in United States
      Hospital Operations Manager
      San Jose, CA
      ·
      $25 - $40 /hr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      Manager, Services Operations - Northern California
      Sacramento, CA
      ·
      $86K - $150K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      Veterinary Operations Manager
      Oceanside, CA
      ·
      $21 - $34 /hr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      District Manager - Minneapolis, MN East
      Apple Valley, MN
      ·
      $110K - $191K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      District Manager - SF South Bay/Peninsula Area, CA
      Concord, CA
      ·
      $121K - $211K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      View all Operations Manager Jobs