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Updated May 17, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Service Manager at Cintas
Posted Aug 17, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 6 weeks)
It is imperative that all interviews begin on the website; regardless of how you obtain info on the position vacancy (ie, networking, word-of-mouth, etc).
The first interview was completed via telephone with the HR rep, as well as my follow-on in-person interview. She was sharp as a tack, and asked the basic screening questions. I was then interviewed by 4 other people (the sales manager, another service manager, and finally the GM) , all in the same day as the initial in-person interview. The spectrum of personality types varied given the positions, the sales manager was very professional and had a pleasant demeanor. The service manager seemed a bit abrasive, but was your typical a-type guy who got the job done. Finally, the GM was extremely pleasant, made me very comfortable during the process, and was informative of the expectations, and follow on procedures for the interview process. The questions asked during the interviews were all "canned", and spoon-fed to the interviewer from a standard file sheet, presumably from the HR dept of corporate.
After this gauntlet, I was scheduled for a ride-along with a driver, that was an all-day event (you are actually paid for this part of the interview process). Essentially, you go out with a driver and see their day-to-day, and interact with customers and whatnot. The guy I rode with was very pleasant, and good at his job. Granted, I have heard that sometimes a candidate is assigned to a lesser performing driver, and this part of the process can be quite frustrating, as you're basically doing this guy's job!
Lastly, I met with the group VP, who basically shot from the hip. He was a pleasant, operations-minded guy, who shared a common work history with myself.
Overall, the interview process was conducted over a 3 week period, then I was given the offer pending a drug screen, credit and criminal record checks.
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Negotiation Details
There wasn't much negotiation; it was my first job out of the military and I didn't know any better. But, since my friend had already had the same position elsewhere, I discovered the offer was virtually the same as the one he had fought for!
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Service Sales Representative at Cintas
Posted Aug 9, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Ontario, CA (took 6 weeks)
I applied online and was contacted three days later. The HR manager set up an interview for the following day which was a Friday. I first interviewed with the HR manager who asked questions from a worksheet then I took a personality test. The questions were generic and concerned about past work experience. I then sat in the lobby for half an hour and interviewed with the service manager. Again, generic typical question any interviewer asks.
He went ahead and scheduled me for the ride-along with one of their current employees on the following tuesday. The ride-a-long was 8 hours long and I just filled out some paperwork afterwards.
4 weeks have gone by and I have not been contacted or sent an email. I called and emailed both the hr manager and service manager for updates on my application. They never answered or called back. I was told I would be paid for the ride a long. I still havent received a check.
In conclusion, Cintas is a good company to work for but it was a total WASTE OF MY TIME in my experience. The communication with this company is terrible.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Customer Service Representative at Cintas
Posted Jul 15, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Orlando, FL (took 4 days)
I made phone calls, and contacted the proper people to set up the interview. I also networked through job fairs to meet people. I searched career builder. I researched tips and interview questions to make sure I landed the job. I was so pleased with getting the position. Also make sure to send to thank you notes for the opportunity.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Warehouse Supervisor at Cintas
Posted Jul 7, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 3 days)
Received a call to set up a phone interview. Scheduled the phone interview to be 2 days from then. Interview lasted about 20 minutes and they asked a lot of STAR format questions, and then quickly ran through the job description and i asked a few questions. About 2 days later they sent me an email saying I was no longer being considered for the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Service Sales Representative at Cintas
Posted Jul 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Chelmsford, MA (took 3 weeks)
Found out that me current company was closing and needed to find a job with benefits for my family, unemployment wasn't going to cut it. Applied online, I took over a week for anyone to get back to me. When I was finally contacted spent less then 5 minute on the phone with the manager or HR person, not sure. Was told I would be called back to arrange an in person interview. That was a Monday got a call on Friday to come in that day or would have to wait until the following Wednesday. Couldn't make it in their 3 hour window due to current work restriction so plan to get out of work early the following Wednesday. I got there 5 minutes early and told someone would be with me shortly, 20 minutes later I was brought into a conference room and waited 10 more minutes for someone to show up. Guy was pleasent enought but didn't seem to have interview many people and didn't have a clear idea of what to ask for the position. That took a total of 10 minutes and was told he wanted to pass me off to the next level. The HR girl came in and said the GM was with someone and I was set up on a computer to take an IQ/personallity test(kind of a joke). waited for about 10 minutes after I was done for her to come back and was told the GM was still unavailable, asked if I could wait, I couldn't. Made arrangement to meet him after work the following day. Didn't look like the most confident person, has a nervous "sway" when he was standing there talking to me. Seems more relaxed seated. He was more prepared then the guy the day before. I was offered the position with expectation I had a clean background, I do. Then waited 7 days to say they would like to send me for a DOT test and drug screening. At this point I couldn't wait any longer and took a job elsewhere.
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Reason for Declining
Took way too long for company to make an offer.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Lead Office Associate at Cintas
Posted Jun 21, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Montgomery, AL (took 2 days)
Very long interview the first day. It consisted of meeting with 3 separate managers and answering very similar questions. The longest part was that they had to write down my answer. They were good questions judging someone's skills and reaction. The second time I was brought in, I was interviewed again.
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Reason for Declining
Benefits were good, but they weren't willing to negotiate the compensation at all.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Production Supervisor at Cintas
Posted Jun 23, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Macomb, MI (took a day)
Received a phone interview about a month after applying online. They set up an interview with a production manager a few days later, which I haven't attended yet. Update. Interviewed with the current production supervisor, the General Manager, and the Production Manager. I had researched all the STAR questions and answered them properly. Was even told that I had "Great Answers" a few times. Received an impersonal letter stating that they had chose someone else. I invested a considerable amount of time, including four interviews, and was displeased that I didn't even give me a phone call like they said they would. I think nepotism is to blame because I was definitely qualified for the job.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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MANAGEMENT at Cintas
Posted Jun 16, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 4 weeks)
There are usually at least three interviews all with different members of the management team. If you do well after the first interview you will go on a ride a long to see what the job is like. Interviewers read questions from paper but kept it conversational.
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Sales Associate at Cintas
Posted Jun 15, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 (took 3 months)
The first step is a phone interview, then in a week they will bring you in to do a HR interview, then they will have you come in and interview with the hiring manager. If he/she likes you they will put you on to the next step which is a sales ride along with an established representative. Then you will interview with either the director or GM, then the final stage is the approval stage of the Group VP.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Your base salary.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Management Trainee at Cintas
Posted Jun 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Everett, WA (took a day)
Started out with a one hour tour of the facility. Then interviewed with three separate managers(?), for about half an hour each. The first interviewer worked in sales, the second in services, and the third was the plant manager. Overall the questions were pretty basic and nothing very unexpected.
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