Put in an application to Sam's early in 2011, took several months to hear back from them. Once I got the call the personnel manager scheduled me for a meeting the next day. Had a brief interview with the personnel manager (nothing serious, checking if my information on my application was still correct) and scheduled a drug test and another meeting in two days. The second trip I met with the member service manager who laid out the requirements of the job (be sure to keep your confidence up during the bit on selling memberships, they aren't looking for just cashiers, they want salespeople) and asked a few generic questions about how I would handle certain situations. She then gave me some paperwork to fill out while I waited on the front end manager to arrive (W-4 and the like). The front end manager asked a few of the same questions and rehashed the importance of selling memberships, then asked if I had any questions for her about the job or the company's procedures. I accepted the job and she scheduled me to come in for orientation (paid) the following Monday.