I applied in-person. I interviewed at The Home Depot
Interview
Plan plenty of time on the day of your interview. Managers are very disorganized and have little value for your time. You will end up waiting a long time, only to be pulled into some dingy office in back to be ask situation questions. The first three times I was scheduled for an interview, the person I had been scheduled to meet with was not in the store. They were either not there that day, out to lunch, in a meeting or at training. I finally told the last caller that, "if they were not interested in talking to me I would no longer waist theirs and my time". The forth time in going to the store I was granted the interview and hired. Be prepared for a low ball offer of part time only. Home Depot has a policy of hiring part time and then promoting to full time 6 to 12 months later, that is if you can survive 6 months to a year as a lot loader or pt cashier. Seen it happen time and time again. Lots of good people quit because they cannot feed their family on the merger pt salary. Also, guess what, no big surprise, you get no benefits while on your part time incubation period. It is all about the DOLLAR. Don't let them pull your leg.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when or how you did or did not do something on the job. Would you turn your grandmother in if you saw her stealing?
The interview process was good. The people were nice, asked your typical questions. Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? What is your past experience (related to the job).
I applied online. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Manassas, VA) in Jul 2026
Interview
Great process very thorough on the expectations and simple customer service based questions. Hired on the spot. Great training and thorough communication with fellow associates and supervisors. Good benefits for part time and full time associates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you perform in fast paced and high stress environments.
20-minute interview, asked scenario-based questions and experiences with customer service. The interview had a video call component and an in-person interview. The interview had questions about comfort with learning new programs and asked about availability.
The Home Depot interviews FAQs
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at The Home Depot with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 963 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 Sales Associate according to 963 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Drug test: 19%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 1%
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