Publix interview questions
Updated May 14, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 41%In PersonIn Person
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 5%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
2,024 interviews
Publix interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Publix as 78.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.01 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Instructional Designer and Deli Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate and Auditor roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Publix takes an average of 14 days when considering 1,997 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 Bag Boy had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Front Customer Service Clerk roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Publix according to 1,997 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Drug test: 20%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Phone interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
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- Deli Clerk(1526) ;
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- Grocery Clerk(807) ;
- Produce Clerk(680) ;
- Sales Associate/Cashier(510) ;
- Front Service Clerk(493) ;
- Customer Service Representative(463) ;
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- Bakery Clerk(424) ;
- Customer Service(395) ;
- Front Service Clerk (Bagger)(332) ;
- Customer Service Associate(291) ;
- Part Time Cashier(262) ;
- Stock Clerk(236) .