I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fastenal (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2012
Interview
Once you apply online they will contact you to do an online test. Basically the test checks your personality. Asks questions to make sure your a leader and a hunter. Called in for first interview. Want to make sure your a good people person. Don't need to know specifics of industry. About a 30 min interview, then asked to come back to meet with Rvp. Pretty quick process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you confident you can sell to different types of business?
I applied online. I interviewed at Fastenal (McHenry, IL) in Sep 2018
Interview
Initial call from corporate HR asking why I believe I am a good fit for the job. Then I received a call to schedule a F2F interview. The interviewer went through a list of questions required by corporate.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fastenal (Dallas, TX) in Jun 2016
Interview
a scripted interview, very mechanical, not very much room for improvisation, expected rehearsed and standard interview answers. Met with two managers in an office there were appx 15 questions. The interview took appx 30 minutes. I was passed on to the next interview. It is a three stage process.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fastenal
Interview
It was a brief interview, we chatted over the phone once and then met again in person. It was a very quick process, I was offered the job 2 weeks after the first phone interview.