I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Grainger in Jan 2014
Interview
Interview process wasn't bad at all. Group/Panel interview with local managers and HR. Basic interview questions. "Tell me about a time"Examples of the steps of the sale. Be your self and focus on bringing value to the organization.
Standard corporate questions. Seemed to be structured and what you would expect to be asked. Initial interview was with HR rep to gather background and fit for role. Then moved on the additional interviews with management.
I applied online. I interviewed at Grainger (Saskatoon, SK) in Apr 2026
Interview
Initial interview was easy, just asked about what you know about the company and STAR based. Although was told I would be interviewing in the next round and they really put that into my head only to get a one sentence email at 1am saying they went a different direction. Extremely misleading.
They asked STAR questions and very template questions just to fill in the pages per the manager. Although it could change since I went through this 6 years ago. They are stock driven, so learn a little about their market price and how they play in the industry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you have to make a very difficult decision.