Rite Aid Interview Questions &amp; Reviews

Negotiation Details

Not much of one. Make sure you talk about it early on.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Kent, WA (took a day)

I was interviewed to work on the float team and asked if I minded driving long distances (from Burien to Tacoma and the whole Kitsap peninsula), why I became a Pharmacy Technician, and told to take a drug test (which I had to take 3 because they kept changing the store which would be my "home store"), and asked when I could start. When I went to my home store to commence training, the pharmacist there was yelling at everyone. When I asked her why she yelled at people, her comment was we were too stupid to do our jobs. Almost quit- but was offered a transfer to a store for a more permanent position. That pharmacist still works for the company.

Interview Questions

No real pertinent interview questions. More or less wanted to know when I could start.

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Negotiation Details

NO negotiation. The company's attitude is take what we give you and be happy with it.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Drug Test.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 2 months)

Everyone was very nice but the process took way to long. After 2 months of waiting I found another job and removed myself from the process.

Interview Questions

Explain a time when a group you were working with was not reaching their full potential and what you did to motivate them.

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Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Dec 2011 in Kingston, NY (took a day)

im in the process now, i handed in an application to the store. a manager called me. interviewed me theyn were nice, easy questions, much less ridiculous than the walmart asked. gave me a website to take a personality test. then said he would call.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work here with no prior experience

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.

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Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed May 2011 (took 1 week)

I had worked for Rite Aid as a part time associate for about three years. I wanted to boost my resume so I applied to be a part time shift supervisor. I had to have the consent of store management and an interview with HR and the District Manager. My store management knew me very well and backed me all the way. the interview with HR and DM was very simple.... basic leadership and personality questions. Both were very nice but emphasized the importance of the position I was being given at a fairly young age.

Interview Questions

What does leadership mean to you?

Negotiation Details

There was no negotiation. I took what they gave. After all, it is only a part time job.

Other Details

I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jun 2009 (took a day)

The jobs were easy to find online in Rite Aid web site. Once I applied for the position I received a call from HR in a matter of days. The phone interview was normal and routine. Then I was scheduled to meet with my District Manager for a 1:1 interview.

Interview Questions

What was the most challenging situation you have faced in Retail Pharmacy?

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 2 days)

My application process started when I attended a hiring event Shift Supervisors. The hiring manager ask me a set of typical interview questions then had me filled out a written application (I also brought along a resume.) It ended well the manager then told me that I could go meet with the Area Manager that day before 1:00pm which was 30 minutes away. I hurried out of the store to make it to the other store on time. I met with the Area Manager who asked me many questions. He basically explained the job ever more thoroughly than the last person I spoke with. The more they describe the job duties, the greater it became clear that Rite Aid does not care about their employees and "cheap labor" is the name of the game around there.

After completing a personality test the Hiring Manager called a few days later and stated that they were offering me a job. However, she stressed the word "contingent" which almost made me feel like they were just waiting for me to fail a drug test or something. I mean I am double qualified for the position as I have the experience and I have a college degree. What really sealed the leak was that she also emphasized the $9/hour pay which I found insulting.

Many of the people that I spoke with had worked with Rite Aid for years and seemed to be just settling for the rations they were sold. It's clear to me that Rite Aid is not an appealing place to build a career and I have no regrets in turning down the joke they regarded as an offer.

Interview Questions

Tell me about yourself?

Define customer service.

Reason for Declining

More than the pay, I declined the offer because the company culture is seriously lacking. Rite Aid needs to wake up and realize their employees are just as pivotal as the customers they serve. Upon further reflection I do not see Rite Aid surpassing their national competitors in terms of sales or employee satisfaction.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 2 days)

the interviewing process was very much a straight forward behavioral interview. the person i interviewed with seemed to be new at this although thats just a guess given his demeanor . The biggest problem i had was getting my store manager to remember my name.

Interview Questions

name a time when you had a difficult costumer and how did you over came it?

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in Cortland, NY (took 3 days)

I had been a clerk for some time, and had been offered an assistant manager position. I had gone through all the levels of training and had received accolades for my years of dedicated service. I had transferred to a new store, and that is where I first saw a change in the company. Consistency isn't much a staple for RiteAid, but I dealt with it as I very much wanted to stay within a company that my mother had worked at for so many years and she too brought me into it.

Interview Questions

ambition

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Reason for Declining

JUST BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM. It's a small cow-town, and management was just incredibly stupid to actually be management. I've seen the way they handle themselves and the way they mistreat supposed valued customers- to a point that they've actually stalked a customer to a point where he became rattled and did something without thought and they had him arrested. When they realized that he actually had done nothing wrong, they falsified police depositions, and are destroying this you g guys life. All because management wanted to impress upper management regarding a recent string of thefts involving credit card fraud. We had "just" had a meeting about this very issue and this one manager was out for blood. She was so bad that it was like she thought everyone was saying, doing, something wrong. I heard her tell a detective her recount of a recent arrest and I was so angry that I severed my ties with the store and felt both disloyal as it was a family tradition, so to speak. I've since left and have applied to school. My goal is to now become a pharmacist, as that too is in our blood. My grand daddy was one and it's how my mother followed behind. Unfortunately, I can no longer work for this company and it may be too much of a reach, but I'd like my own store if possible so I can share all that my grand dad had taught me. WITH PRINCIPLES tat we are in business to help keep our family healthy. Not so we can throw our customers under the bus. And my grand daddy NEVER called his family customers. I think that's the decline. That and the stupidity of this one store- the current assistant manager is filthy and toothless- not what you'd holding a front high position. The manager should be retired! Her husband just had a heart attack and after meeting her you'd have to ask was it as a result of her being so horrible. It goes against my principles as far as my commitment towards being a healer, but there are just bad people out there. And those bad in high positions destroy it for us all. Bad/stupid... and dirty. I believe manager's should have all their teeth. Don't you?

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Aug 2010 in Renton, WA (took 3 weeks)

Basic interview with store manager, followed by interview with District Manager

Interview Questions

Basic customer service questions

Other Details

I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.