Area Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Walmart with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Area Manager roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 78 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Walmart overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Walmart as a Area Manager according to 78 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 11%
One on one interview: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Walmart (Sealy, TX) in Feb 2012
Interview
1 phone interview
1 Interview with HR manager and 2 operation managers
Last interview are with AGM and GM
Came in for interview after initial setup with HR team. Decided on date and came in prepared. All of the questions are centered on analytical thinking. The panel is based on a 3 manager interview and you're graded on how well you answer each question.
The interview process with the AGM and GM is a bit more intimidating but stick to your background and experience and answer the questions as honestly as possible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when the company rolled out a new process, how did you ensure that your associates are following new procedure.
The interview will be you with 3 members of management interviewing you. They will have you tell them about yourself, and work history. You’ll read over the job description and then begin to be asked 4-8 questions based on your assessment.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you’ve had to use data and metrics to make a decision at work. What was it and what was the outcome.
I applied in-person. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Walmart (Houston, TX)
Interview
It'll be up to 3 managers, with each manager asking you series of questions with taking turns to answer them. The questions are pretty generic and its hard to show much about yourself with what is given.
Panel style, interview with facility senior leadership. They asked fairly generic questions, you could tell they were not really use to that style of interviewing since the majority of leadership that is hired, is promoted from within. There were not looking for the STAR method but that is how I answered most of my questions.
After the initial interview I came back for a final interview where they basically told me I got the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will you be able to relate to our employees who have are from rural Wisconsin.