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Positive Experience
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I interviewed at PetSmart

Interview

they were very quick to call back and schedule a day, one initial interview with assistant manager, then main interview with general manager, then an offer was made the same day as the gm interview

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  • Why I want to work at Petsmart What experience I have with animals
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Neutral Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at PetSmart

Interview

Very quick. This was a quick interview during a job fair in Scottsdale, Arizona. Because of this, we had very limited time and there weren't many questions. It was really more of a get to know you interview. Everyone was very kind and thoughtful.

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I recently accepted a position as a Customer Engagement Manager at Petsmart. I did research on sites like Glassdoor, Zippa, and Indeed concerning average salary. According to all 3 sites, it is around $80k a year. Is this an accurate assessment, or are they being extremely generous. Because they're offering me $46k a year.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Phoenix, AZ

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Negative Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PetSmart (Phoenix, AZ) in Nov 2023

Interview

The recruiter called me and grilled me for 45 minutes. He was actually acting like he was the hiring manager. A week later I was scheduled for an on-site interview where the hiring manager barely made eye contact and typed the entire time while also looking at his watch constantly. There was also a Director in the room who just stared at me. She only had one question during the entire interview process. The whole thing seemed really disorganized. Not to mention the Director insulted my dog's breed by stating they are not that smart. Meanwhile, weimaraner are considered to be in the top 25 smartest dogs category. I thought it was extremely rude and turned me off from the job. In addition, any questions I had about culture were met with snide comments and inside jokes about the company which was completely unprofessional.

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  • There were quite a few tell me about a time questions that were being read from a document.
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Anonymous Employee in Paramus, NJ

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I interviewed at PetSmart (Paramus, NJ)

Interview

The process was casual and relaxed. It was located in the store. We toured the whole store as well as the vet hospital inside. You will be expected to take a drug test.

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  • Previous animal care experience and what one is willing to learn.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chicago, IL

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I interviewed at PetSmart (Chicago, IL)

Interview

It was easy progress . I know everything about animals so it was easy for me to answers questions In the interview. Gud luck to everyone who will like to work here . You get to see all the dog walking through

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Easy Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at PetSmart

Interview

The interview was pretty smooth. There were basic questions asking about your availability and past experiences as well as walking through your resume. Interview was pretty relaxed and interviewer seemed interested in relationship with animals and any comfort/discomfort around different animals.

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Anonymous Employee in California City, CA

Accepted Offer
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I interviewed at PetSmart (California City, CA)

Interview

I got interviewed on the spot then referred to the salon manager to get interviewed again. Pretty simple and to the point, did my onboarding the following week. Started working in the salon within the month

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Anonymous Employee in Berlin, CT

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I interviewed at PetSmart (Berlin, CT)

Interview

I came in, waited a little bit, then was called in to do the interview with the manager and head of pet care. They didn’t ask a lot of questions, they just want to see if you can do the job and that you’re passionate about the animals they have.

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Anonymous Employee in Milledgeville, GA

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PetSmart (Milledgeville, GA)

Interview

They asked me about my past job experiences and were understanding that I didn't have much. Will ask you about how you dealt with situations in the past and what you'd do in different situations again.

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  • What would bring to the workplace?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Negative Experience
Easy Interview
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I interviewed at PetSmart

Interview

They are just taking in applications . I called and they said they are just taking in application but not hiring. The person was very nice one the phone phone even though I was on hold for two hours

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at PetSmart as 67.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.14 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for General Manager and Information Technology rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Pet Trainer and Petcare Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at PetSmart takes an average of 13.66 days when considering 1,384 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Pet Groomer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Director of Network Engineering roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Common stages of the interview process at PetSmart according to 1,384 Glassdoor interviews include:

One on One Interview: 26.63%

Drug Test: 20.65%

Background Check: 12.16%

Skills Test: 10.26%

Phone Interview: 8.33%

Personality Test: 7.41%

Group Panel Interview: 4.86%

Presentation: 4.39%

IQ Intelligence Test: 4.22%

Other: 1.09%

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