I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Home Depot (New Smyrna Beach, FL) in Jan 2018
Interview
Interview strictly structured. Need to answer in Situation, Action, Result format. Tell stories of past accomplishments. Typically internal only interview for this position. Answer questions as an ASM would, not as a supervisor. Think storewide, or districtwide when coming up with examples.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when you had to facilitate open lines of communication across your store, and how did you do so?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Indianapolis, IN) in Nov 2025
Interview
Started off with a recruiter for a phone screen. After that, waited to hear back. Next, was a virtual interview with 2 store managers from different locations. Took roughly 45 mins.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Park City, UT) in Aug 2023
Interview
Single interview with the store manager. Structured based interview that took anywhere from 30-50 minutes to complete. I did a total of 5 interviews for this position before accepting this one. One interview was a panel interview with multiple store managers. All questions were the same.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you dealt with an upset customer. How did you resolve the issue? What was the outcome?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at The Home Depot
Interview
You will have to sit down with two store managers. They will then interview together and both ask you questions. They will decide together if you would be a good fit for the role. The interview packet is 7 pages long and has a role play section about difficult associate conversations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you developed someone else.
Assistant Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at The Home Depot with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Store Manager roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Home Depot overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Home Depot as a Assistant Store Manager according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 1%
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