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Updated May 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Representative at Costco Wholesale
Posted May 15, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took a day)
Open interview with no chance of prep. If you decide to go to a Costco interview, come prepared with well thought out questions to hold management accountable.... they do
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Negotiation Details
no room to negotiate allowed
Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Cashier Assistant (Front End Assistant) at Costco Wholesale
Posted May 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 (took 3 days)
Contacted a friend that works there and she said to apply online and she would let hiring manager know about me. Applied and had not heard nothing for about a week so called and left message for hiring manager two days in a row. She called me next day and called me in for interview. Interviewed with 2 supervisors with questions relating to specific experiences at work (conflict at work, how you handled it. Time when you compromised for betterment, how you work as a team and delegate tasks, etc). Lasted about 20 minutes and they asked me to come to second interview in a couple of days. Interview consisted of manager and assistant store manager. More personality based questions and what i expected from costco. Sent straight to HR to sign forms and get paperwork for drug test at offsite facility. She said I have job as long as test is good and background check clears. Orientation in 2 weeks.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation. $11 an hour
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Cashier Assistant (Front End Assistant) at Costco Wholesale
Posted May 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Modesto, CA (took 2 days)
I was called on a Friday evening and asked if I could go in for an interview in one hour. I arrived and was interviewed by a supervisor that was very nice and happy. I then was interviewed by a department manager along side the supervisor. They took turns asking me many personality questions. I was given paperwork to take to a lab for a drug test and told that I would be contacted with a start date once my drug test was scored. The following Wednesday I began my career at Costco Wholesale. The first four hours was orientation and the following four were on the job training. I mean thrown to the floor to box members purchases. "Sink or swim" is the motto there!
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Drug Test.
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Any Position at Costco Wholesale
Posted May 9, 2012
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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 May 2012 (took 5 days)
I initially applied online after seeing that Costco was opening a new warehouse in my neighborhood. I received a phone call a few weeks after asking me to come in for an interview. I interviewed with two store managers, they were both nice but a little distant. I initially interviewed for front end assistant but they thought that I would be a better fit for the marketing department. After the interview I was told that they wanted me to come in for a third interview on site. During the second interview it was one of the previous managers and his boss. I usually get nervous during the interview process but these went very smoothly.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Any at Costco Wholesale
Posted May 9, 2012
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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 May 2012 in Marysville, WA (took 2 weeks)
1 interview then got a call a couple weeks later to come in that day for drug test and after results a backgroud check. Filled out application online got a call for interview. Questions like conflicts with co-workers,Big on trying to do better than the next guy and easy to be told to do other duties without question.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiate start at 11an hour part time
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Cashier Assistant (Front End Assistant) at Costco Wholesale
Posted May 4, 2012
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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 Apr 2012 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
It was a three stage interview on the same day. If they liked your resume and you answered the questions to their satisfaction you got to the next stage. If you got past the third interview you took a drug test and signed some papers saying you could physically do the job offered
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Optical Manager at Costco Wholesale
Posted Apr 7, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 (took 3 weeks)
I'd worked a limited number of times filling in as needed at the store I was interviewing at. Therefore, I was familiar with the interviewer and the duties involved for the job. I came to the job interview prepared with actual examples of difficult customer instance and how I handled it. Success story. Story of how, when, & why I got started and stayed in this great field. I was asked to give specific examples of how I'd "drive sales?" I waited approx. 10 days after interview for offer of the promotion and I accepted.
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nothing
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Stocker at Costco Wholesale
Posted Mar 15, 2012
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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 Aug 2010 in San Marcos, CA (took 3 weeks)
After applying online, you wait. Then if you qualify, you are called in for a first interview.
1st interview-
They call and ask you to come in. You meet with 3 managers, all of which ask you the interview questions. The managers vary in ranking. They will be an assistant warehouse manager, and 2 managers from the department you're applying to. Questions were meant to analyze you're professionalism and how and what you know about the company, and why you are interested in working there. The interview lasted about half an hour. If they like you, they'll call you in 2-3 days asking you to come in a second interview.
2nd interview- This interview is set up the same way as the first. A one on three interview. The managers, which are different from the first set, ask you about your work ethic and how well you would preform in certain situations. Again, If they like you, they will call you in for a third interview.
3rd interview - A new set of managers ask you about the same questions asked in interviews 1 and 2. Very short. They offer you a position and ask you to come in for orientation.
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Negotiation Details
As an hourly, nothing was really negotiated.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Cashier Assistant (Front End Assistant) at Costco Wholesale
Posted Feb 17, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Omaha, NE (took 2 days)
My interview took place in the food court with two managers (two must be present during an interview to assure discrimination does not occur). The questions asked were pretty standard from what I could tell, e.g. "What was a time that you encountered confrontation in the workplace and how did you handle it?", "Describe a time when you had a good idea and how did you implement it?", "When have you had to multi-task in a workplace, how did you prioritize your actions?" and so on. After that interview, a second interview was scheduled for the next day. This interview was with a higher level manager and consisted of him telling me about what my position would entail and a bit about the company. I was also encouraged to ask questions about the company as well. At the end of the second interview I was offered the job and accepted it. The starting pay for my area is standard and non-negotiable at $11/hr (raises are automatic and are based on total hours worked for the company).
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Negotiation Details
The compensation for my position was non-negotiable.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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IT Specialist at Costco Wholesale
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took 1 week)
Applied for IT Specialist job at Costco online. Had a phone interview the following day and a week later group/panel interview. Interview was very easy as the questions asked seemed somewhat silly. Very simple questions like "what did you do when you had a dispute with a co-worker?" or "how did you handle a deadline task with limited resources?"
Never received a call back, so I assume they either forgot about me, or didn't find a position to suit my needs. Would have normally followed up by calling in, but landed another job I was applying for during the same time for another company.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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