I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Whole Foods Market (New York, NY) in Jun 2018
Interview
I attended a group hiring event at my local Whole Foods store. There were about 20 of us. A very friendly, upbeat team lead took us into the break room and explained some things about the process to us. Then she brought in some other team leads and we went around the room introducing ourselves and saying what department(s) we applied for. It was very relaxed and they made us all feel really comfortable.
After this, we were asked to do a team building type of activity where we got into groups and solved a problem together. Once we finished that, the team leads explained a few more things to us and then they started pulling us one by one out of the room for interviews. I interviewed with the team lead for my department, a higher up team lead, and the store team lead. I was there for about 3 1/2 hours and I was offered the job on the spot.
They asked some basic interview questions but they were definitely mainly judging your personality and how well you would fit in with the store and the company. It was honestly the best interview experience I’ve ever had!
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to deal with a difficult coworker.
It was pretty informal. I got an email saying they wanted to interview me and asked me to send over a few different times. The process went pretty quickly once we sat down. We got right into my experience, what I liked about Whole Foods, where I saw myself in 5 years, and what my availability was. I was interviewed by both the Grocery Team Lead and the Assistant Grocery Team Lead.
The interview was short and to the point. They ask typical interview questions and are mostly interested in availability. There were like 2 managers there during the interview and I think i remember they hired me on the spot.
I interviewed at Whole Foods Market (Minneapolis, MN)
Interview
Formal sit-down interview with typical interview questions and discussion of past work experience. Overview of job responsibilities. Walkthrough of the store and department. Introduction to human resources. The 30 word requirement is ridiculous by the way.
