Pilot Flying J interview questions

Interview was very straight forward and intelligently conducted. They were up front an honest about difficulty of the position. Money was very good along with benefits package. You need to spend a half day with another retail manager during the interview process and that was a great opportunity to see the business in action to assess your want to move forward.

I showed up to one of their "Retail Manager Hiring Events" that they have all over the country. A region manager is usually present so you can complete all your interviews in one session. I was the first one there so I skipped the interview with the GM and spoke directly to the Region Manager. She asked many STAR (Situation Task Action Result) formatted questions and inputted her observations on an Ipad. She also asked me to describe the positive and negative aspects of every relevant job that I've ever had. Be cautious with this as they are trying to determine if you would have issues with Pilot Flying J. The interview lasted about 35-40 minutes, and there was nothing unusual about it. After that, I was directed to complete an official application online and she also emailed me a link to complete the assessments online. Over the years, I have taken MANY online assessments and also studied them in grad school as Assessments was an actual course I had to take....and this is BY FAR the most intensive assessment I've ever taken. Make sure you have pen, paper, and a calculator handy. The assessment consisted of "which number is next in this sequence", "which word is not like the others", "ratio equations", "which pattern is next", and "_____ is to _____ as ______ is to ______" type questions, in addition to the personality portion of it. After that, the Divisional staffing manager set up a day in the field to shadow a GM. It lasted 4 hours, and they want to give you a chance to determine if this is something you really want to do, and also evaluate your managerial skills/style. Then one more phone interview with an Divisional VP/Regional HR and you're done.