I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Kroger (North Charleston, SC) in Jan 2015
Interview
Query as to time of day works best, you are allowed limited availability. Discussion of work history is helpful at this point. There is room for experience pay but it is absolutely not competitive with area employers, not even close, the majority of new hires (regardless of experience) are based on the last five working years of employment in the grocery specific field. Do not expect an offer above minimum wage. If a wage bump is offered, it will be reneged on and ignored once paychecks are issued. Do not in any event expect the wage bump to actually be reflected on your paycheck. It is pure fantasy.
Advice: Get written proof at point of hire of your expected salary, but also expect that offer to be removed and brought in at minimum wage with a nickle raise once a year.
This is the number one cause of entire shifts turning over inside of stores. Entire crews ( 8 to ten at a time) walk out after a few weeks of disappointment and shorted checks. In turn, the customers must deal with untrained new staff monthly. This must cost the company untold number of dollars and customers, as well as very talented management.
There is an easy fix for this, yet it is not practiced.
A simple web search under the two words kroger forum will reveal a discussion board of actual veteran team members (20 plus years experience and more) and their experiences throughout the stores in real time speaking anonymously. It may appear as exaggeration at first glance, but it is not.
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Question 1
Availability?
Pay is weekly for some, dates of pay differ according to job classification.
group interview. They asked us each to say one thing about ourselves and then get together in groups to make advertisement regarding what our favorite foods were. Then one by one they asked us if we wanted the job and position and asked when we could start. Very simple and easy
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Kroger (Greenville, SC) in Apr 2014
Interview
Took in my resume, discussed options for shifts offering full availability. Expected initial offer discussed at ten dollars an hour probationary level for 25 plus years experience running Fortune 100/500 companies. It was also suggested further promotions were available for placement. Final offer was for 7.25 and 12 hours a week total with no room for advancement, and a nickel raise once a year. After taxes and union dues this comes to 70 dollars a week take home pay. After benefit program, that's less than 25 dollars a week.
Read that again. 25 dollars a week.
I suspect that over hiring staff may be an issue.