Start to finish the process took 29 days from phone interview to hire date. First, I was contacted for a brief phone interview. Then they called me into the particular store to meet the Store Team Leaders and I was encouraged to introduce myself to the Team Leaders in all the store departments (Bakery, Seafood, Meat, Produce, etc.). Personally, I took notes, got each person's name and it was helpful. I was also encouraged to current Marketing Team Leaders at other stores to pro-actively get more insight on the job. I shadowed one MTL for 2 hours and sat down with another for 30 minutes. The final interview was in front of a panel of about 10 people, including Store Team Leaders, department Team Leaders, and the Regional Marketing person. For the final interview we had to prepare an event calendar for the store, including fundraiser ideas and give a presentation to the panel. Every time had an interview appointment at the store, they were very late to call me in. At the final interview and presentation they were nearly 2 hours late calling me in which was nerve-wracking to say the least. This was to be a sign of things to come.

I only had 2 phone screens. I applied online and got an email requesting for a phone interview about 3 weeks later. After what I thought were good phone interviews with a regional member and store manager, I was notified that they were not moving forward with me. =( The discussions were fairly casual and the level of difficulty with their interview questions was average. Mostly asked about my work experience and background. Each conversation was only 30 minutes long. Even though I was disappointed I didn't get to have a face-to-face interview, I was glad they gave me an update within a week of the first phone call screen.