I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Mettawa, IL) in Sept 2012
Interview
Applied online for any position (for the seasonal hiring period). About a week later, got a call to interview at the warehouse.
Walked up to the entrance, asked one of the receipt checkers that I was there for an interview, she informed me to go to the managers' office, and then wished me good luck ~
Interviewed with a Department Manager, and then with one of the Assistant Store Managers. At the end of the interview with the assistant store manager, she extended an offer for me to work in Night Merchandising. A few minutes later I was sent back to the office to take an oral swab (part of the drug test). I was told that I would get a call for an orientation day once the drug test and background check came back fine.
From initial online application to orientation, the process took about 3 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical behavioral questions, i.e. how would you handle an irate customer? How would handle problems with a coworker? Why should we hire you? Can you multi-task?
Then a more specific question that gave me a clue as to what position I was being considered for: do you know how to use a pallet jack?
I applied online. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Brampton, ON) in Apr 2023
Interview
They ask you a handful of questions about yourself, your prior experience and about certain situational scenarios and how you'd react. It's around a 10 to 15 minute interview, and sometimes there will be a second interview with another manager asking specifics. Overall not too bad.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a situation where you were in high pressure.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Vancouver, BC) in Jul 2021
Interview
You will need to do 2 screenings, with different managers. They will sit down with you and you will talk for around an hour but time passes quickly. Interviews are simple, managers are just trying to get to know you.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (London, ON) in Apr 2021
Interview
It was relatively easy, I had two interviews - one with a regular manager then the next with the GM. They asked thought provoking questions to figure out how I would do in the Costco environment.
