I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Vancouver, BC) in Apr 2017
Interview
Applied online got a call to come in for an interview. The online application was very detailed and came with an assortment of questions about my background past jobs etc. After that was done I got a call and we agreed that I fill the last spot for the interview. They had a lot of interviews lined up so I believe that's the reason I won't get an offer. I didn't expect so many difficult questions for a retail job and wasn't prepared. Other reviews on glass door made the experience seem nonchalant but that wasn't the case. There were two stores managers asking the questions and they either didn't like me (kinda felt like that from the body language) or had a bad day and didn't want to make it easy for me. Overall, prepare for this interview, rehearse the questions (I would post more but I can't really remember since the experience was awhile ago and bad). Good luck, don't do what I did.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What was a situation where you were in a sense of urgency?
You sit at a table in the food area with two managers. If you have a heart beat you got a job. They drug test immediately. They take you into a back room to suck on a dry sponge for about 5 minutes to see if you pass the test.
Initial phone screen with a manager. Went on to do in person interview with other managers (previous experience in a team, what i did to prepare,etc.) Clarified my schedule and started the onboarding a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Time you worked on a team, mistake you made, communicating something new
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale in Nov 2025
Interview
This was for a seasonal position. Went in and got seated in the breakroom. They called me in after about 15 minutes. I was interviewed by the Admin manager and the Front end manager. It went really well! They dud an amazing job of making me feel comfortable. I handed them copies of my resume and they were just pointing things out and asking me about that and what my plans were at Costco, considering the prestige of my college degree and my professional experience thus far. After that they asked me general situational questions. Told me to wait in the breakroom again to speak with GM. Conversation with him took less than 5 minutes. He told me my resume was impressive, also asked me what I was hoping to gain at Costco. Afterwards told me to be on standby to get my drug test done. That took about 15 minutes and I had orientation 2 days later.