Department Specialist 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 Department Specialist roles take an average of 38 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 Department Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Drug test: 25%
Background check: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Safeway (Lanham, MD) in Feb 2015
Interview
Applied online Applied online waited 2 weeks for a an interview had a five question round table 3 weeks for offer training was 2 weeks and the 3 months of transition for applications trainers from California came to assist with the transition of new positions. Took a long time to get access to all databases through the IT department with made the process rather slow
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Safeway (Pleasanton, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
I had two people that interviewed me. Each of them asked me about two questions. The interview lasted about twenty-two minutes. One interviewer at the end was more inclined to talk to me about the upcoming NFL playoffs, than focusing on my answers for the interview. I was rushed and I felt that the interviewers were going through the motions of the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time that you had to deliver bad news to upper management regarding a project. What was the outcome