I applied online. I interviewed at Grainger in May 2023
Interview
I applied for 2 positions and interviewed with a recruiter for both. I was told on the first interview the next steps but then within a few days job was filled. I interviewed for a second job had made the next round thought interview went very well we discussed next steps but received the generic thank you for your time email. I wish I knew Grainger put such importance on internal referrals. I have working experience with previous team members that work at Grainger but I wanted to get this on my own merits. I hope to have some feedback on what I can do better when I interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked past experience questions and behavioral questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Grainger (Saskatoon, SK) in Apr 2026
Interview
Initial interview was easy, just asked about what you know about the company and STAR based. Although was told I would be interviewing in the next round and they really put that into my head only to get a one sentence email at 1am saying they went a different direction. Extremely misleading.
They asked STAR questions and very template questions just to fill in the pages per the manager. Although it could change since I went through this 6 years ago. They are stock driven, so learn a little about their market price and how they play in the industry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you have to make a very difficult decision.
They do interviews in the typical STAR format. Very tiring as they ask you a ton of questions. If you can handle that kind of thing you'll be fine but the average interview is like 40 minutes of straight questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Desribe a time where you had to deal with a difficult customer. What was the issue and how did you overcome it.