I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Omaha, NE) in Jul 2010
Interview
My interview took place in the food court with two managers (two must be present during an interview to assure discrimination does not occur). The questions asked were pretty standard from what I could tell, e.g. "What was a time that you encountered confrontation in the workplace and how did you handle it?", "Describe a time when you had a good idea and how did you implement it?", "When have you had to multi-task in a workplace, how did you prioritize your actions?" and so on. After that interview, a second interview was scheduled for the next day. This interview was with a higher level manager and consisted of him telling me about what my position would entail and a bit about the company. I was also encouraged to ask questions about the company as well. At the end of the second interview I was offered the job and accepted it. The starting pay for my area is standard and non-negotiable at $11/hr (raises are automatic and are based on total hours worked for the company).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe a time when you have experienced confrontation in the workplace, and how did you handle it?
You sit at a table in the food area with two managers. If you have a heart beat you got a job. They drug test immediately. They take you into a back room to suck on a dry sponge for about 5 minutes to see if you pass the test.
Initial phone screen with a manager. Went on to do in person interview with other managers (previous experience in a team, what i did to prepare,etc.) Clarified my schedule and started the onboarding a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Time you worked on a team, mistake you made, communicating something new
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale in Nov 2025
Interview
This was for a seasonal position. Went in and got seated in the breakroom. They called me in after about 15 minutes. I was interviewed by the Admin manager and the Front end manager. It went really well! They dud an amazing job of making me feel comfortable. I handed them copies of my resume and they were just pointing things out and asking me about that and what my plans were at Costco, considering the prestige of my college degree and my professional experience thus far. After that they asked me general situational questions. Told me to wait in the breakroom again to speak with GM. Conversation with him took less than 5 minutes. He told me my resume was impressive, also asked me what I was hoping to gain at Costco. Afterwards told me to be on standby to get my drug test done. That took about 15 minutes and I had orientation 2 days later.