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Updated May 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted May 8, 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 Jun 2011 (took a day)
The company provides you with an email link, which allows you to take the assessment from home. If you pass the assessment the District Manager can you in for a one on one interview. The interview was very informal. We basically just walk around the store and he asked me what I thought about it. After that they sent me to take a drug test. Once the results came back I started work within a week.
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Negotiation Details
Non-existent
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Oklahoma City, OK (took 2 weeks)
Submitted resume online.
Got a call back the same day from a recruiter.
Was sent link for a candidate assessment.
Two days later had a phone interview with the recruiter.
A week later had a 1:1 interview with the District Manager.
Next day had a 1:1 interview with the Regional Manager.
Was offered position that day contingent on background check results and drug test results.
Was at the training store for my first day of work four days after offer was made.
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Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate my pay from 32,000 to 35,000, which now I see was good because the raises suck. I have a model store and only got a 5% raise.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Sep 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 Sep 2011 (took 3 weeks)
I am in the process of being interviewed for a position with Dollar General. I applied on line for Dollar General.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Sep 12, 2011
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1.0
Very 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 Plano, TX (took 2 days)
Asked a few open ended questions, they gave a brief overview of the company and what I could expect as far as daily operations. When it came to salary they didn't want to budge too much. I was offered the job but didn't pass the background check. Seems like a good company to work for if you are a manager or higher up.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Background Check, a Drug Test, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a 1:1 Interview.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Sep 5, 2011
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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 Jun 2010 (took 1 week)
phone interview with recruiter, one-on-one interview with DM, one-on-one interview with regional director. DM and RD are more concerned with your idea of shrink and how to deal with it, since-apparently-everybody that has worked for Dollar General has ended up being a thief. The company really didnt seem to care about past work experience too much- I assume because they know some other sucker will come in and fill the spot when you get burned out and leave.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate my pay a little. I was able to get $2500 more a year than they were offering. Dont take the job for less than $38, although pay is based on sales volume for the store
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Aug 23, 2011
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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 Aug 2011 (took 3 days)
I was contacted through email to take the assessment online. I thought it was easy. I passed and was contacted the next day by the DM. He interviewed me over the phone for about an hour. He ask me a lot of questions concerning shrinkage, hiring processes, people, customers, etc... and he wanted to know how I would handle a difficult store that had a lot of theft. He told me I done awesome and said I was very charasmatic. He then said I would be contacted the next day by a different manager to interview me... five minutes later I got another phone interview that lasted another hour or so. He set me up with a walk through of the store... and it went from there! I have two job offers right now.. one is Store manager for dollar store...35,000 a year... the other is administrative assistant with a huge company paying 11 an hour with overtime. I'm trying to figure out which would be the best job. I have experience in both. Both have insurance with 401k. I'm stumped. I know the Dollar Store job is going to be a lot more hours and work... but I like the money! Hmmm.. Any suggestions?
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Salary... Be positive. Know your answers going into the interview. Don't hesitate to talk openly... they like that! Just be professional!
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Phone Interview.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Jul 16, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 6 months)
I initially applied at dollar general back in January 2011. I received a call from the district manager, and we scheduled a 1 on 1 interview. The interview went very well, and we set up a phone interview with the regional manager. The regional manager never called. I called the district manager back and he apologized for the miscommunication. He said he would call me back the following week to reschedule. He never called. I called back and never received a return call. A few weeks (early July, 2011) ago I bumped into an associate that was at the store where I had originally interviewed. He asked me how everything went. When I explained what happened, he told me that the district manager had been demoted, and suggested I give the new (temporary) district manager a call. I did call him and went over my information and said he would like to get me on board. He said I would receive a call by the end of the week from HR. HR never called, so I called him back. He apologized and said he would forward my information again, and I would receive a call by the end of the day. No one called. He called me back the next day, and said he wanted to schedule a phone interview with the regional manager on Thursday at 9 AM. Thursday came and went, no one called.
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Negotiation Details
My advice to anyone considering a position with dollar general is this: Don't waste your time. I've never seen a worse case of miscommunication and overall ineptitude in my entire 30 year work history.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Jun 2, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 weeks)
Interviewed with the district manager, asked if I minded working 60-70 hours a week, 6 day work weeks mandatory, needed a job so said yes. It sucked.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
no negotiating, salary was based on store sales volume.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Background Check, a Drug Test, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted May 12, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Kansas City, KS (took 2 weeks)
This was for a Store Manager In Training position, where, once accepted, you are paid $12(!) an hour while you wait for someone to quit so you can become Store Manager. At a store someone just quit from. Nice.
Sent in my resume with a few questions at the online site. Received an invitation to take the "Prove It!" screening online. The Prove it thing is a timed IQ and personality test where your response time to each question is noted. So if it asks you if you've ever broken a rule, and you answer no in 1/2 second, then later you are asked if you've ever got a speeding ticket and you answer no in like 3 minutes, they probably have a problem with you. The IQ portion begins unexpectedly, but two of the problems are impossible, just to see if you really are the type of person who does not give up on a task (Question #2)
Was contacted by a nice woman within 15 minutes of taking the test and asked to schedule time for an interview over the phone. Phone interview primarily consisted of her telling me that it is a worthwhile company, but also situational questions, the ones below were pretty typical for me too.
At the end, scheduled time to meet with a Regional Manager.
Interview Questions
a: 4 b: 60 1/2 c:2 1/2 d:47
Reason for Declining
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Personality Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Store Manager at Dollar General
Posted Apr 14, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Charleston, SC (took 4 days)
Called for interview. Met HR and a GM was asked several questions regarding previous employment. Received assessment on line. Lengthy and difficult.
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