Is it hard to get hired at Goodwill?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Goodwill as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Project Manager and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Project Manager and roles were rated as the easiest.

Where can I find Goodwill interview experiences by job title?

Sales Associate (544) ; Cashier (497) ; Sales Associate/Cashier (320) ; Retail Sales Associate (296) ; Donation Attendant (275) ; Assistant Manager (203) ; Store Manager (179) ; Manager (132) ; Processor (92) ; Production Associate (87) ; Employment Specialist (84) ; Retail Associate (77) ; Case Manager (74) ; Store Associate (74) ; Assistant Store Manager (62)

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based on 1.3K ratings - Updated May 6, 2026

Easy interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

66%
Applied online
Applied online
18%
In Person
In Person
6%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
4%
Recruiter
Recruiter
4%
Other
Other
2%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
1%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting

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1,268 interviews

Retail Lead Interview

Jun 28, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Goodwill (Albuquerque, NM) in Nov 2013

Interview

Manager called after I filled out application on internet.and asked me if I was interested and I said yes, so she had me come in the next morning for the interview. I was in the store for about 2 hrs. and then she sent me to the main office to see the director and then he hired me and then I was sent for a drug test, background check.

Key Holder Interview

Jun 20, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Goodwill (Fort Worth, TX) in Apr 2014

Interview

I had two interviews. One withing the store with the Store Manager, and another with a career empoyment specialist. Upon initial job offer you must go to a career orientation at the corporate office and take a drug test, physical, and then go through the basic reviews and videos for the company.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

They want to know what you have to bring to the table.

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Processor Interview

Jun 18, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Goodwill (Waite Park, MN) in Jan 2014

Interview

Interviewed by two people. They asked me the typical questions. Why I wanted to work there, was there ever a time that I had a difficult customer and what did I do. They were pretty nice really.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

There were no difficult or unexpected questions in this interview.

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