I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Kroger (Richmond, VA) in Apr 2016
Interview
Kroger used a management hiring fair. I went through the initial interview at the hiring fair then a panel interview the following week. Both were pretty straight forward interviews. In between the interviews I had to create an account on their website and take a skills and personality test. The test included math skills and "what would you do" questions.
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Both interviews used typical scripted interview questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kroger (Atlanta, GA) in Jul 2016
Interview
The interview was in depth with behavioral questions " tell me about a time when". This particular process took about 2 weeks. I applied online, and was called a few days later to set up a phone screening. She was impressed by my credentials, so she forwarded me to the panel interview which was on a Friday. I was called back Tuesday with congratulations, and that i will have a offer letter by Friday. Today is Thursday, so i am not sure what the offer will be, but i did express my salary expectations in the initial phone screening, and they did not bring it up at the panel interview, so i assume that they will honor what i requested, we will see! In preparation for this interview i went over their leadership module, the questions will be based on that, and i spoke with local Kroger managers to make sure that they liked working for the company and what to expect from the company to make sure that the company was a good fit for me.
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Tell me about a time when you had to make a spur of the moment decision? How do you handle spur of the moment situations, and what was the outcome?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kroger (Atlanta, GA) in May 2013
Interview
They will ask you questions based on the leadership model. They are very detailed and will go through each segment of the model. Make sure you have examples that apply to each segment. They want to make sure you have what it takes to coach and develop. They will use the leadership model in every interview you have with the company.
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Question 1
Describe a situation where you developed someone and what was the outcome?