I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Walgreens (Deerfield, IL) in Sep 2009
Interview
Interview process extremely long, and sort of disorganized. Advice: be patient. HR people are very nice, but not very helpful. My offer packet had to be resent twice before I received it. I had to rush to complete the drug test. Advice: be patient. Seems like there is a lot of teamwork that goes into the hiring process, and there are so many delays.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Walgreens (Norwich, CT) in Apr 2010
Interview
Applied for EXA (currently an MGT). Was interviewed by a panel of three store managers in district office after taking a fairly easy math test. Interview took about 20 minutes. Questions were operational in nature and not difficult. Interviewer seemed more nervous than me. One mostly asked the questions, the others listened and took notes. Supposedly everyone was asked the same questions and graded on them. The questions were fair and not too jarring. Only one was behavioral in nature. Overall pretty easy.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
If you could take out a full page ad in the New York Times describing yourself using only three words, what would it say?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Walgreens (Manchester, CT) in Mar 2010
Interview
Applied online, was contacted 3 weeks later for ana interview. Was interviewed by the Operations manager and the HR supervisor. The interview took over 2 and a half hours followed by an agreement to a background check. Questions were based on one would coach and motivate teams, challenging your superiors and how comfortable you would be managing people with special needs. At the end there was a quick survey of skills needed to perform the job based on a scale of; "no knowledge" to "very knowledgeable". The culture seemed somewhat relaxed, did not get a very enthusiastic vibe of management and team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about managing people with special needs, in situations where they might populate more than 20% of you workforce?