Retail Associate applicants have rated the interview process at The Home Depot with 2 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 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Retail Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Other: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Frederick, MD) in Aug 2019
Interview
Applied online
The woman I interviewed with seemed nice and was thorough.
I would say the interview lasted about 20 minutes
Was offered a part time position after drug test on site (mouth swab)
Went over hours of availability and start date with HR manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many hours a week you are available to work?
Do you handle conflict well?
Tell us about your previous work experience.
Are you looking to work full time or part time?
Basically just asking your availability and whether you have any retail experience. No drug test. You'll get the job if you have a pulse and can at least pretend like you can listen to instructions.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Sacramento, CA)
Interview
Fun, easy interview- the manager was nice and asked many questions. They asked about pto and when I could start during the first interview - overall good experience ! I did feel like they were a little cold during the interview but not offensive
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Chantilly, VA) in Apr 2021
Interview
It was fairly simple. They just asked me about myself and how I worked in a group setting. Then they gave me a choice of three departments to choose from.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name one example when you had to work as a team with your peers?