Grainger interview questions
Updated May 26, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 17%RecruiterRecruiter
- 12%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Grainger interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Grainger as 61% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.87 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Chief Operating Officer and DSM rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and Software Engineer Intern roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Grainger takes an average of 22 days when considering 718 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for OUTSIDE SALES had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Information Systems roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Grainger according to 718 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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