Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Lowe's Home Improvement as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate and Comunicacion roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Lowe's Home Improvement takes an average of 60 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 60 days), whereas Intern roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Flint, MI) in Aug 2008
Interview
I applied for the position through the internal job posting system, I was selected along with 3 other people to interview. During the interview I had a 1 on 1 with the Store Manager, and Zone Manager over the specified area. The Questions asked were situational "Tell me about a time when you were faced with a difficult situation, how did you deal with it, and what was the outcome" All the questions were sales, and customer service based, with a few that consisted of leadership, and development techniques, and also conflict management. The interview was very professional, the expectations for the position were clearly defined, with an opportunity to discuss them on the spot. Advice I can give to someone interviewing, Be confident, know what you are talking about, and don't stop talking until they stop you.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to sell to another associate?
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Chantilly, VA) in Sep 2008
Interview
The interview process was smooth. You first get an 1:1 interview with the human resources associate, then an 1:1 interview with a manager, and finally an 1:1 interview with the store manager. Following a drug test you will then receive a call from the human resources associate offering the position.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lowe's Home Improvement (Louisville, KY) in Mar 2009
Interview
I applied with an on-line application. In less than a week Lowes called me for an interview. The first interview was with the HR specialist. The interview was very informal and the questions were very basic questions, such as 1.) Why I felt I was better qualified than other applicants for this job and 2.) Why did I want to work for Lowes. I then took a little test on the computer that is supposed to tell if you're being honest. The interviewer went over the hiring process with me and told me that if they were interested they would contact me in a couple of days. In two days I was called with an appointment for the second interview. During this interview I was interviewed by the Sales Manager. He asked several questions such as 1.) Why did I feel I would be a good employee at Lowes; 2.) What qualities did I most like about my last supervisor 3.) What things did I least like about my last supervisor 4.) My strengths 5.) My weaknesses. 6.) Previous job experience. I was then asked to go back out to the waiting area and wait. I was called back in and interviewed again, this time by the store manager. This interview was a little more formal. She asked basically the same questions as the Sales Manager but went into more detail questioning. She also went over the job description and job expections and work schedules. She kept taking notes. At the end of the interview the HR specialist (first interviewer) came back in and swabbed my mouth for a drug test. They do the drug test and a backgrouund check and as soon as these clear, you're scheduled to come in for training.
NOTES: Dress appropiately..no jeans. Be on time for interview. Introduce yourself and when you leave, shake hands and thank them for the interview. I also took a resume. I had no retail experience at all but felt some of my previous experience in Human Resources would demonstrate I could work with people and was willing to learn.