Pharmacy Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Safeway with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Pharmacy Technician roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 21 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 Pharmacy Technician according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 16%
Drug test: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Safeway
Interview
Applied online, then about one week later was telephoned to set up an interview time. The interview was brief, primarily focused on availability, reliable transportation and customer service skills. Drug test was taken same day via oral swab.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of resolving a difficult situation with an upset customer.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Safeway in May 2026
Interview
i reached out to the recruiter on LinkedIn and was immediately set up with a 30min video interview for the following week and told to submit my application online. the interview was fairly easy with typical why do you want to work hear and tell me about a time you faced a challenge at work questions, mind you this is my first ever pharm tech job after getting my license.
It was an easy process. I met with the pharmacy manager. She was kind and helpful. Working with her was a different story though. There was alot of micromanagement. I hated working there. Alot of druggies would come and ask for different prescriptions
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Safeway (Hercules, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
Very nice and easy, the pharmacy manager is very kind and scheduled an appointment that worked with my schedule and was just overall really pleasant to talk to and made you feel welcomed