I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Cedar Park, TX) in Sep 2014
Interview
I applied online and walked into the warehouse the next day inquiring about the position. Two front end managers walked me back to the employee break room and sat me down at a table and just asked me questions about past work experience and other social skills. It was a little awkward because other employees were in the break room as well, but other than that, it went smoothly. They asked me questions about myself and how I react in certain situations, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever had an issue with another employee? How did you resolve it?
You sit at a table in the food area with two managers. If you have a heart beat you got a job. They drug test immediately. They take you into a back room to suck on a dry sponge for about 5 minutes to see if you pass the test.
Initial phone screen with a manager. Went on to do in person interview with other managers (previous experience in a team, what i did to prepare,etc.) Clarified my schedule and started the onboarding a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Time you worked on a team, mistake you made, communicating something new
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale in Nov 2025
Interview
This was for a seasonal position. Went in and got seated in the breakroom. They called me in after about 15 minutes. I was interviewed by the Admin manager and the Front end manager. It went really well! They dud an amazing job of making me feel comfortable. I handed them copies of my resume and they were just pointing things out and asking me about that and what my plans were at Costco, considering the prestige of my college degree and my professional experience thus far. After that they asked me general situational questions. Told me to wait in the breakroom again to speak with GM. Conversation with him took less than 5 minutes. He told me my resume was impressive, also asked me what I was hoping to gain at Costco. Afterwards told me to be on standby to get my drug test done. That took about 15 minutes and I had orientation 2 days later.
