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Smart & Final Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 4 Interviews
Interview Experience 3 Ratings
General Merchanise Stocker at Smart & Final
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Mission Hills, CA Feb 2010 – Reviewed May 29, 2012
Interview Details – 1:1 time with experienced store manager and customer relations personnel on future employee desires, expectations and goals. Thorough background search. High company expectations for achieved success.
Interview Question – Customer service is a big deal in a grocery business, what attributes do you have that can best help in caring for customer needs. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Pay is fixed designated according to job title. Be able to flaunt your talents. I became a supervisor in 3 months time with some prior work experience. They do want to advance their employees with plenty of room for relocation. Just be honest and open to expected change if your good at your job. Thy will want to use your skills.
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Load Crew at Smart & Final
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Riverside, CA Nov 2010 – Reviewed Jul 12, 2011
Interview Details – The interviewing process is fast and pretty simple, to sum it up they basically want to know how you work, how fast you can work and if you can do the job right in a timely manner.
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to work here? Answer Question
- What experiences or training have you been through that will help you do your job? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Unless your going in for managment or higher in the food chain then they will basically look at you like you should be lucky your getting a job there at the store so negotiating anything I wouldnt reccomend, unless you can sell ice to an eskimo..
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Cashier/Clerk at Smart & Final
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Diego, CA Apr 2009 – Reviewed Jan 10, 2010
Interview Details – It Took a while to get hired because you must attend an Orientation meeting and all were full and because of budget cuts they were offering less classes so i had to wait a while.
Interview Question – Will you be able to keep up? View Answer
Negotiation Details – My days i wanted off were sundays and when i told my future employer that, he suggested maybe i go work at a bank or something. Eventually i got my days off because i accept working on sundays and he switched me with another employee
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Service Clerk at Smart & Final
No Offer – Reviewed Jul 24, 2012
Interview Details – To be hired is fairly easy. just be yourself and you should be fine.
Interview Question – did i do any drugs on a regular basis Answer Question
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