I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PetSmart (Charlotte, NC) in Mar 2013
Interview
First interview was with the store manager. Ask me all the basic questions like, why do you want to work for petsmart? explain a moment you had to help someone that was impatient, tell me your experience with animals, etc. And gave me a dogs vest and told me to sell it to him..
Then he showed me around the salon.. walked in and said hi to everyone.. he told everyone my name and said that I would like to become a bather and did anybody have any advice for me.. everybody gave me an awkward look :/
then went to the back of the salon where all the bathers were.. they didnt look so happy.. made me felt really uncomfortable..
he did mention to me in the very beginning of the interview that a bather job is one of the crappiest jobs and have high turn overs..
he wasnt trying to push me away he just thought he'd let me know what Im in getting myself into..
it very messy, wet, and if the dogs doesn't cooperate with cha, you may get BITE! :/
canceled my interview same day, after making a huge deal about when it would be. they called me 20 minutes before I was supposed to be there to tell me nevermind.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PetSmart (Santee, CA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Good starting pay $15.25, but its normally $15. Wanted to be a stocker, but was convinced to work as a bather being told I could get full time. Lies! I was not told I was going to be starting out as part time and that id be having to wait months at a time to become a groomer, which is a 2 year contract. Only then your full time. This would be fairly okay, if I didn't have my hours cut so much after the holidays. Thats why they wanted me in the salon in the first place.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at PetSmart (New York, NY) in Feb 2020
Interview
My first interview was with the assistant manager. He has a great personality. Felt welcomed right away. I have a 2nd interview monday with the store manager. The store manager called me and said I basically have the job, he is just required to do a customer service interview.
Interview questions [8]
Question 1
Give me a time where you gained a customer's trust.
Scenario: 5 people are needing help at the same time. who do you help first?
1 is on the phone
1 needs check out
1 needs dog food help
1 needs fish
1 needs crickets