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Updated May 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Store Assistant Manager at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted May 8, 2012
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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 Aug 2010 (took 2 weeks)
30 minutes with the store manager and 15 minutes with the DM who happened to be in the store
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Negotiation Details
no negotiations....here's what we're offering....do you accept ???
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Head Cashier at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Apr 17, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 (took 3 weeks)
Applied on-line, received call for an interview. Went to interview and manager eating lunch, was told I was early by 15 minutes. Was handed off to another employee. Told what job entailed. Then informed that job was part-time, as are all listings. Only a handful of full time jobs available and are filled. Seems they always have postings, but even though not specified they are all part-time.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Apr 10, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 weeks)
After getting a glimpse of how their company operates, I'm not surprised that most of my tools that I buy from Harbor Freight BREAK. They have 10 engineers in a company full of thousands of employees(not exaggerating). That said, their stuff is so CHEAP that you can afford to buy 2-3 pairs before you lose money.
Interview was a huge waste of time. Lots of technical questions, pretty much on everything I ever learned through college. What is a resistor? Explain to me the difference between DC and AC. How do you convert AC to DC? What is Torque? What is HP? Questions like this with varying degrees of difficulty for 1 hour over the phone.
Then at least 3-4 hours of a face to face interview with the manager who asked 3-4 hours of technical questions. Imagine taking the EIT(Engineer-In-Training Exam) but in person and every time you got something wrong he would give you a dirty look and say "its OK not to know some things". They wanted someone with EXTENSIVE hands on experience(think auto mechanic) that also knew everything inside of every textbook they've ever read in their college career. I had a 3.5 GPA so I was no slacker and I recently graduated so everything was fresh. Even then, I think I missed at least 10-15% of the stuff he asked. If they find someone that could do better than I did then I feel sorry for them because the job they're taking is way below their ability. Probably they will lower the bar.
After about 4 hours I met with the CEO of engineering. VERY down to earth and cool guy. I would of loved to work for him . He was an engineer which is great because you didn't have to explain the very basics as you do with HR people.
After that, I go back to the office and the manager draws a HUGE wiring diagram and wants me to solve the equivalent resistance. Really? After 5 hours? At this point I felt like he was just playing games...
Here is the kicker. They want someone who has TONS OF HANDS-ON experience. I have a lot of experience that involved machining(CNC), hand tools, and various manual machines. For my university, I was definitely in the upper 5% when it came to hands-on experience due to the fact that I worked in the machine shop. That said, why did the guy ask me 4 hours of technical questions? No clue...must of enjoyed showing off?
I later got a call saying "We liked you but we are interviewing other people to make sure you were the best".
I also got a good feeling that the pay was going to be bad because they kept re-iterating how they're a performance based company with very tight overhead.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Supply Chain Analyst at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Mar 12, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Nov 2011 in Calabasas, CA (took a day)
Very casual. Phone interview went well. In person- folks were late or still at lunch. Had to wait 20 min for one manager to show up. Not the greatest place to work but a good one to get your foot in the door and then leave. Make you work 12-13 hours a day for less than average salary. Culture is stiff, no one smiles including management.
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Negotiation Details
Hardly.. got $1K more, but still way below average.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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General at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Feb 29, 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 Feb 2010 in Calabasas, CA (took a day)
Met with 4 people, they like to get multiple input from executives
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Higher salary, more vacation, relo
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Assistant Manager at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Feb 21, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 2 weeks)
Set up structe interveiw. Asking about past experiance. I dont feel like it really showed what I can do.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Assistant Store Manager at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Feb 11, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 2 months)
The hiring process was extremely long. I initially applied at the end of november. As the month of January was coming to an end, I began to lose hope. Suddenly, I was finally contacted by a recruiter from Harbor Freight Tools by February 2, 2011. Then it took an addional 3 weeks to go through the interview phase.
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Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Drug Test.
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Part Time Associate: I Applied for Assistant Store Manager at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Feb 4, 2012 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2012 (took a day)
I was brought in for a one on one interview with the store manager. He was not prepared for the interview and began to read my resume when I got there. He let me know he was required to do 5 interviews for every open possition and then read my resume. He had no questions for me. He told me the job paid $8.00 per hour and was 20 hours or less per week with no benefits. He then asked if I would be interested. I have a B.A. with management experiance so I think he knew my answer before asking. He wasted my time to fill one of his 5 required interviews for his quota.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Retail Sales Associate at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Clarksville, TN (took a day)
The interview lasted about 15 minutes. The Assistant Manager reviewed my resume and told me that I will find out if I got the job or not. I received an e-mail from Human Resources about a week later saying that they decided to go for the other candidates who are more experienced than I was.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Associate/Customer Service at Harbor Freight Tools
Posted Aug 24, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Florence, KY (took 2 weeks)
online application. Face to face interview for over an hour. It included the interviewer telling me all about her divorce, religious life and other personal matters. It included about 10 minutes about the job.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
no negotiation possible
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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