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Updated May 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted May 28, 2012
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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 Mar 2011 (took 4 days)
I interviewed for multiple departments before starting as a cashier. In grocery, they chose someone else with more experience. In specialty, the interviewer chose to hire her friend. In customer service, I got in.
They contact you by phone to set up an interview. You go to the customer service desk to let them know you're there, and wait in the cafe area while they page the manager to interview you. They ask really easy questions, and it doesn't seem like most of them are experienced at interviewing. If the first interviewer likes you, they immediately set up a second interview with the shift leader on duty. If that second one goes well, you fill out a background check consent form and wait about a week for it to clear.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted Apr 20, 2012 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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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 Apr 2012 in Atlanta, GA (took a day)
I applied online and received a phone call 3 weeks later to schedule an 1 to 1 interview.
The interview consisted of 1 associate team leader and 1 team leader. It was very casual, starting with standard questions and eventually to more detailed ones: assuming your best friend and you were closing the store one day and you caught him/her stealing, what would you do? How did you deal with an angry customer? What dish would you make to impress me? What is your hobby? Where do you see yourself in 1 year? What is your favorite at Whole Foods..etc.
After all these questions, I then was interviewed by the store manager. He only asked one question: do you want to be a team member or a manager? After which he started talking about culture and values of Whole Foods. I believe he liked our interactions because as the conversation came to the end, I was offered a position on the spot.
My best advices to potential employees would be:
1. STUDY about Whole Foods: read about their core values and history, read about career advance path and about different levels. check out interview questions on glassdoor (oh you're here already! =D) My interviewers were impressed when I showed that I knew about the core values of Whole Food (why do you want to work here), how Whole Foods promote team memebers to associate team members (where do you see yourself in 1 year) and the fact that Whole Foods has been on the 100 Best Employers list for the past 15 years, (why whole foods)
2. Be yourself. The info you got after doing #1 should make you quite confident about the interview. Then it's just a matter of going in and letting your personality. How you answer these questions is as important as your answers. I definitely noticed my interviewers trying to get a feel of my personality during the process.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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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 Apr 2010 (took 2 weeks)
I was interviewed by the team leader and the assistant team leader. It was a pretty basic interaction. We basically just went over the application and exchanged bits of personality. For the most part it was their time to feel me out and my time to shine. My advice is to be energetic and confident. The job is fast paced and deals with a lot of customer interaction so signs of excelling with this is a huge plus.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted Sep 16, 2011
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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 Aug 2011 (took a day)
So far I have recieved a phone interview as well as a 1:1 interview from whole foods. I was asked to come back today for a second interview and I think that if they choose to continue the interview process I will be asked to complete one more interview with the company making 3 total interviews before hiring.
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I enjoyed the 1:1 interview. The guy interviewing me was very nice(like 99% of the employees at whole foods) and I felt comfortable immediately.The position starts and $10/hour with pay increases given upon good job performance/customer service skills. I was surprised to find out that they start that high and give pay raises often. I hope I do well in my second and eventually receive an offer for the position.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted Sep 11, 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 (took 2 months)
Filled out app online and received a call 3 wks later from an employ agency doing the initial screening of applicants.Interview started with filling out an app, a speech by co. rep, and watched a film then met with rep from employ agency. Passed step 1 Step 2 next
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted Jun 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 2011 (took 3 days)
Applied online. They called me a couple of days later. Went in for an interview. Demolished the interview. Got offered a job. Accepted job. Easy squeezy.
With that said I have tons of experience in grocery and accordingly my resume and cover letter were bomb as hell... If they turned me down it would have been because I was overqualified. High five for being awesome.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted Jun 24, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2008 (took a day)
Easiest interview ever. You talk to your team leader and store manager, answer a few questions about why you want the job, if you have experience of not, and talk about food you like.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Team Member at Whole Foods
Posted May 31, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Portland, OR (took 2 days)
Qualified applicants are pre-screened by Team Leader (Store Manager) one-on-one. Very casual, relaxed.
Then, if qualified by first screening, passed on to formal panel interview that has regional team leaders for your job. Grueling with nine people shooting questions at you and about 45 minutes to quickly give a concise relevant answer.
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Reason for Declining
Good company but the pay scale is low compared to other similar positions and benefits are also not as good. They ask me to take a 20% cut from my last job. Just could not do it.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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