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Branch Manager at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Antonio, TX (US) Mar 2010 – Reviewed May 13, 2013 New

Interview Details The process was nerve wrecking but worth it.
I prepared for 2 weeks.

Interview Question – Name some challenge you have faced and how you handled it.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – easy it is across the board pay scale and you have the opportunity to bonus really good if you work hard which I did.

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Customer Service Representative at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Alabama (South Africa) Jan 2011 – Reviewed Mar 21, 2013

Interview Details After applying online through Career Builder, the corporate office contacts you for phone interview. About a week later the hiring manager will call to set up an interview. Nothing is filled out at the time of the interview. If they are interested in hiring you, they will call you back to come in the office 2-3 days later. Once you go into the office, you will fill out background check paperwork. Once they receive the results, you will be offered the position. Pretty fast process once the phone interview takes place. No drug screening.

Interview Question – Do you have any experience with people of poor backgrounds?   View Answer

Negotiation Details – No negotiating. Hourly rate is firm.

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Customer Service Representative at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Baltimore, MD (US) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 25, 2012

Interview Details The hiring process took a few weeks, but I personally thought that was a good thing, because they took the time to get to know me and to make sure I was a good fit for the company and that the company was a good fit for me. I got to do an observation during the Branch busy time (morning dispatch) and that was a great experience. I interviewed with the Branch Manager first, then the Corporate HR representative, then met with the Disrict Manager on 2 different occassions. They really took the time to make sure I was the right person for the job

Interview Question – I had no difficult or unexpected questions from any of my interview process   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – I was able to negotiate my wage at a very fair price. Although this is not always the case, depends on how much experience you have and the first impressions you make.

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Customer Service Representative at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Columbia, MO (US) May 2008 – Reviewed Jul 23, 2012

Interview Details Applied online, was called in to the branch by the manager and interview. Then got a call from corporate to have a phone interview asking the same questions. Easy interview that focused more on why I needed a job than why I was qualified for the position.

Interview Question – How many stop lights are there on the island of Manhattan   View Answer

Negotiation Details – Offered position, asked for higher wages and was told that they would look elsewhere if I did not accept.

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Customer Service Representative at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Central Valley, CA (US) Aug 2010 – Reviewed May 19, 2012

Interview Details First, you'll meet with the branch manager and probably one or more CSR's in the office. The company provides a list of acceptable questions and gives each manager some flexibility in the questions, but they have to ask the same questions to each candidate to avoid any chance of bias or discrimination. It's all the cliche questions like Describe a time you faced adversity? and How often have you been late to work in the past two years? If you pass that interview you'll have a meeting with the district manager, and if you pass the DM then you're in.

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  • Tell me about a time you had to face adversity in the workplace or at school?   Answer Question
  • Describe your ability to multi-task and work in a stressful environment. Give examples.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Little negotiation is possible. They usually list an hourly range in the job posting, but you'll most likely start at the bottom of that range. The company keeps the pay range pretty consistent across the region, so a good wage in one location may not be as good in a more expensive location with a higher cost of living.

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Laborer at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bend, OR (US) Aug 2011 – Reviewed Feb 23, 2012

Interview Details There isn't really an interview process for a labor position.

Negotiation Details – None.

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Branch Manager at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2010 – Reviewed Feb 02, 2012

Interview Details After submitting my resume I had a phone interview with the District Manager (DM). Next was a call from HR, where I took an over the phone aptitude test. Then I had a face to face meeting with the DM, followed by phone interviews with an Area Sales Manager and then the Area Vice President. Finally I met the DM again to go out in the field and do presentations. I then had a full background check run and was finally offered the job.

Interview Question – Tell me about your biggest professional failure. What did you learn from it? How would you have handled it differently?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – There is a flat salary for each position in the company.

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To Work at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Normal, IL (US) Sep 2009 – Reviewed May 29, 2011

Interview Details took a test i aced it n i was in

Interview Question – name a safety rule?   View Answer

Negotiation Details – great

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Branch Manager at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Los Angeles, CA (US) Sep 2010 – Reviewed Apr 30, 2011

Interview Details Recieved a phone call as my resume was reviewed. Date time of phone interview was established. Phone interview conducted (comprehensive). Second phone interview. One on one interview, background investigation paperwork. Criminal and credit investigation. One-up interview. re-interview with manager, offer letter. Hire. 30 days of training at a training branch.

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Negotiation Details – N/A

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Branch Manager at Labor Ready

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jul 2008 – Reviewed Jul 20, 2010

Interview Details Phone interview, followed by face to face with hiring manager (area manager)...then interview with co-worker (branch manager from another branch). Drug test, credit check, background check, personality profile.

The interview was laid back for me. They really wanted to see your personality and what you bring to the table.

Interview Question – What would you do if someone urinated on the branch floor?   View Answer

Negotiation Details – Slightly...there is a base salary range for everyone coming into that role depending on location. I obtained the higher base and the other benefits were great so I didn't really have to negotiate anything that I wasn't happy with.

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