Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Menards with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 75 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Menards overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Menards as a Sales Associate according to 75 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Drug test: 24%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Phone interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 2%
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The interview was in person and lasted about 45 minutes. A GM will sit in on the interview with you and ask additional questions (usually more in depth, especially if there is an area of concern in your application or answers). There are about two pages of questions but most are pretty standard.
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They will first ask the standard tell me about yourself but their main and biggest question was "What do you offer that stands out more than our other applicants for this position. What can you offer us that others cant?"
Very quick and easy interview process. Got a job offer on the spot and showed around the store briefly going over what my roles would be and what they needed help with.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Menards (Schererville, IN) in Apr 2025
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Waited for a late and absent manager to interview me. Asked me to fill out a sheet of paper with information I already filled out on the application. Gave me a paper that just essentially asked me if I was going to steal from the company but in 20 different variations. Began normal interview after filling out. Immediate and obvious disappointment I couldn't be at their beck and call to close at 10PM. Was never mentioned in job listing, which actually just said they were "flexible" with scheduling. They are not. If you can't close twice a week you need not apply. I also thought it was very unprofessional the manager walked away and never even offered to shake my hand.
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What was a time where you worked with someone that wasn't putting in an equal share of the work