I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Southlake, TX) in Oct 2014
Interview
Submit application online. Wait, wait and wait longer. Receive a phone call that is likely actually them feeling you out, make an appointment for an interview. Interview happens in the food court. Standard questions for an interview. They tell you nearly nothing but they might get back with you. Wait for another interview. Get a call for a second interview. Schedule a time for second interview. Second interview will be with somebody higher up in the warehouse. If it goes well, they will give you some paperwork and have you do a drug test. After that, you wait, they will call you back if your background check and saliva drug test cleared.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Fountain Valley, CA)
Interview
Easy and comforting... A group of us waited in the break room as we were all called in one at a time. It was a seasonal position so they were looking for multiple workers. Within a couple days I was asked to come back to take the drug test. Immediately after passing, we were taken to the presentation room training then worked an 8 hour shift that same day.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Albuquerque, NM) in May 2011
Interview
Interviewed by middle manager to see what I was interested in; and gauge potential. Then follow up interview by a senior manager to gauge competence and work ethic. Final interview is conducted by a warehouse manager or their assistant to offer a job and establish initiative and compliance. Basically, each manager filtered different kinds of information; which was aggregated by upper management to determine if a hiring offer was to take place or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you go to school? If you saw a problem that wasn't in your job description, what would you do? Are you willing to work in the lot, even though you applied for the front end? Would you consider yourself to be ambitious?