I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale in Apr 2011
Interview
I walked in the door and asked the supervisor who was standing there where I should wait for the person I was scheduled to meet. He asked what it was for and I told him I was being interviewed. He got a pained expression on his face and directed me to a bench on the other side of the room. I sat there for five minutes past my scheduled interview time, got nervous, and told the person at the desk that I had an interview. He called the person I was supposed to see who told him she would be five minutes more. The interviewer showed up and led me into a room where we sat at a table. I had applied for two positions so I asked which position I was interviewing for. The interviewer explained the job, the hours and the pay and asked if I had any questions. I asked about OT and benefits. Then the interviewer went to find another supervisor to continue the interview. The interviewer returned shortly and said that the other supervisor was busy and couldn't come to the interview. The interviewer then informed me that I would be notified either that afternoon or the next day. Two days later I got a letter stating that the job had gone to someone else.
Having read many descriptions of typical Cosco interviews, this experience left me with the impression that I was not considered a serious candidate for the job. And while it left me with an unfavorable impression, I would still like to work at Costco, the place is always humming and I enjoy being engaged and busy. Maybe next time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no difficult or unexpected interview questions. In fact there were very few, if any questions at all.
Basic interview process with drug test and one in person interview. They have you come in the office and you talk to the general manager. They ask you to bring your resume and they got back to me the very next day with feedback.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Costco Wholesale (Southfield, MI) in Jan 2026
Interview
Was not too hard of an interview. Asked a lot of scenario questions that will help the hiring team understand who you are, so be prepared to give real life examples. I used the STAR method to answer all the questions and I was hired on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example on something that went wrong while working and how did you go about to fix that situation?
got a call and set up an interview date in person. Went into employee breakroom and waited until called on and did a 2 on 1 where they asked simple questions.
