I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale in May 2010
Interview
I applied for the job online during their seasonal hire (~May). The online application process was thorough and it also had a questionnaire at the end to test what you would do in certain situations. I received a phone call within a week to come in for an interview. I had the first one with a supervisor, then I immediately had the second interview with a department manager and another supervisor, then the final one with the warehouse manager. I received a phone call within a week letting me know that I got the job and to come in for orientation Monday morning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions were standard with the questions that they ask with in regards to retail and how you would handle difficult situations with members.
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.
