I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Grainger in Apr 2014
Interview
I filled out an application online and received a call from a recruiter approximately a week later. Recruiter scheduled phone interview and sent me a link to take an online personality assessment before the phone interview the next day. The recruiter called me the next day to say that she had to go to a meeting and would need to reschedule the phone interview for the following day. Had phone interview, STAR method, behavioral type questions. Phone interview seemed to go well and I thought we had a nice rapport. Recruiter told me she would pass my information along to the hiring managers and I would be contacted if they wanted to interview me face to face. I received an email about 4 days later stating they had gone with other candidates.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Grainger in June 2016
Interview
Good process. Scheduling of the interview was well organized and flexible. The point of contact provided good information on how to drive to the interview and where to park. Upon arrival the experience was good but the interviews seemed to be strictly by the "book". The interview was not personalized enough but still a positive experience.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Grainger
Interview
STAR style questioning. (Situation, Task, Action you took, Results you achieved)
Multiple people that interview you.
First with recruiter on phone -- casual conversation to get to know you as well as some run-of-the mill interview questions. If you pass then an in person meeting is set up, usually with 2 or more people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you had a failure. What happened? why? how did you fix it? what did you learn from it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Grainger (Beaumont, TX) in Nov 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter over the phone and she explained the roles of the position and salary and such. Asked me if I was interested in what the job description entailed. So we scheduled a phone interview about a few days later. Basically, went like any other interview. History and background questions and then the star format of questions. I have no other experience in sales so those questions proved to be difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time that you failed at something and what was your reaction and result?