I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at O'Reilly Auto Parts (Dallas, TX) in Aug 2012
Interview
Being a regular customer at the local O'Reilly store, I came to knew the staff there, including the manager. One day, while working on a particularly stubborn water pump, the manager asked if I wanted to come work for him, so I applied and he put in a good word with district management, where I went to be preliminarily interviewed. This part of the interview was pretty simple: take a test to see how well you can match part numbers against erroneous numbers, and I don't know if this is typical, but in my case, the interview with the DM consisted more of listening to him speak about his expectations than anything. I was sent to a different store to speak with the manager there- this was a bit more of an interview, though it still ended up being more a case of listening to the guy talk. The only question that still stands out in my mind was being asked what related items I might suggest with the purchase of a radiator. I was given my handbook and new-hire t-shirt and hired on the spot, and sent to the break room computer to do basic training.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"A customer is buying a radiator, what other items might you suggest?"
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at O'Reilly Auto Parts (Houston, TX) in Sept 2025
Interview
Pretty simple, asked me a few questions on my past experience and how I could make their company a better business. Worked here for 7 months now, I hate it.
Questions
Basic car knowledge, asking about car parts, previous experiences, and personal questions like hobbies, and stuff like that. The interview goes by very smoothly, first is a manger interview, then a DM interview, nothing to dificult.
A matching test with numbers about 5 digits long.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at O'Reilly Auto Parts (Walkertown, NC) in May 2025
Interview
the interview was simple and i believe it went well considering i was offered the position and told to do a few things on the website however once i completed the tasks it says to go to candidate home page if i am willing to accept the position but i can not locate the accept bjtton