Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at Safeway with 3 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 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Buyer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Safeway overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Safeway as a Buyer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Drug test: 29%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Safeway (Phoenix, AZ) in Oct 2014
Interview
Friendly, amiable conversations between myself and several procurement managers. The interview began with gauging personality, then moved on to career goals and job-specific experience and skills. The questions were not intimidating but were still valuable.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Safeway (Pleasanton, CA) in Oct 2014
Interview
Very formulaic. Very basic interview questions with a standardized response. They expect you to answer each question with : What was your thought process, why did you do what you did, did it work, how could you have improved upon it, and what you learned. It was a group panel interview, but all the interviewers were friendly and it was a fairly easy interview overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you were faced with a conflict. How did you overcome this obstacle?