Membership Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Costco Wholesale with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Membership Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Costco Wholesale overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Costco Wholesale as a Membership Assistant according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (London, England)
Interview
Basic competency questions relating to retail. Mainly customer service skills, exploring what you would do in various scenarios. Explaining the skills that you can bring to the role. The interview was fairly quick, about 20-30 minutes. I was hired on the spot.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Phoenix, AZ) in Jul 2022
Interview
I applied online and received an email requesting a phone interview one week later. Interview over the phone was to see why I was interested in the job and my qualifications. I am awaiting a callback for interview #2.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you hear about this position?
Do you have any family or friends who are already Costco associates?
When can you start if offered the position?
Laid back, with thought provoking questions, designed to understand how you would handle specific situations. Included a brief overview of the position and then asked if you had questions about said position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a difficult customer situation and how you handled it.
Multiple interviews. The first two happened on the same day. The final interview was meeting with a staff level manager and they offered me the position. Afterward they had me do a mouth swab drug test. I was hired as a seasonal but kept on permanently after the holidays ended.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with an angry customer.