RaceTrac Petroleum Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – The interview process was thorough and efficient. All prospects are escorted into a meeting room and given an application to fill out while a informational video is displayed and repeated telling you of the great benefits of a career with the company. Applicants are escorted by an HR rep to an office for a one on one interview in the order at which they arrived/signed in. The interview process consisted of a lot of Q&A concerning your experience in related fields. There were some hypothetical questions thrown in for gauging your abilities in specific situations. You are given ample opportunity to ask any and all questions you may have about the company. Once the initial interview is completed a secondary interview is conducted at which time you are offered a position and salary. You will be given time if needed to discuss the offer and respond in a reasonable amount of time. Over all it was professional and painless.

Negotiation Details – The store positions are a set salary. Your salary will vary in the form of bonuses taken from the store locations net profits. This can be an excellent bonus opportunity if your in a high volume location. As a swing manager my salary plus bonus netted me a paycheck equal to and often greater than assistant managers in lower volume stores. This posed a real problem when it was time for a promotion as I could not afford the pay cut. Try to stay off of night shift. If you excel in the overnight position it will be difficult to obtain a position to day shift as the night time employees are very inconsistent and have a higher than avg turnover. You can move up quickly if you work consistently and reliably. All expectations are set for you in a clear and concise manner so there is little guess work.

Interview Details – I completed an online application. I was contacted by phone within a week of completing the application. A breif phone interview lead tho a 1 on interview with the hiring manager.

Interview Details – I applied online and about a week later, early in the morning, I got a call for an interview the same day. I went in early and had to wait a little while after our agreed upon time, and then the interview took place. The majority of the interview was the interviewer and myself walking around the store while he explained what I'd be doing if I was hired. At the end he asked me some basic questions about myself and told me that if he decided to hire me, he'd call by 5:00 the next day. (tomorrow)

Interview Details – Sent resume to hiring manager, phone screen, interview with hiring manager and then introduced to potential colleagues, interviewed with VP and Controller. Simple interview process... no behavior based questions or big assessments. Very laid back which aligns with their culture. Everyone was really nice and it seems like a fun place.

Reason for Declining – Got better offer from another company in terms of compensation, opportunity and benefits. Felt the culture was a little too casual.

Interview Details – HR behavioral interview. Asked questions about experience and resume. She was nice but did not return my phone call when I asked for feedback on why I did not get the offer. I think it was because of pay, they were offering $10K below average and what I was expecting.

Interview Details – Applied on-line and received short phone interview 1 week later after playing phone tag. Went for interview 10 minutes early and had to wait 25 minutes for actual interview. The HR person was a joke. He fumbled through his questions and I felt like I had to lead him through the interview process. Overall, I got the feeling that this branch office was unprofessional in its interview process and did not bother to return anymore of their phone calls since the interviewer stated that he didn't like to play phone tag.

Reason for Declining – Unprofessional interview leads me to believe that they would not handle their business in a professional manner.

Interview Details – Recieved a call after applying online about a week later. Was asked a couple simple questions like "where do you work now" and "how did you hear about Racetrac?" and then scheduled to meet one on one with the hiring manager. met in the store that i had applied to work at and just talked about previous work experience, availability, and why i was leaving my current job. Then asked "how would handle an upset customer?". then i was told about the pay and offered a job.

Negotiation Details – none

Interview Details – They were very prompt with getting back to me and very friendly. I enjoyed the interview. it was very laid back and not intimidating. I liked everyone I met. it seemed like a your office and a really good chance to move up in the company

Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate

Interview Details – Step 1: Phone interview with recruiter
 Be prepared to discuss salary expectations at the outset of the interview. Recruiter is
 Looking to learn more about your project management, communication and negotiation skills.
Step 2: Phone interview with Hiring Manager
For RaceTrac category managers are looking for project management skills from retail experience.