After searching for a technician job for about a month, I finally got a call today for an interview on Sunday. I've never had a job that required a formal interview, so I was just wondering what to expect. Is there anything i should do to prepare?
EDIT: the interview is at a walmart
Wow, lol.... Walmart is on a hiring spree! I just got a job at walmart like 2-3 days ago, although, it is not a pharmacy job. I worked at Walmart last year for 4 months (not a pharmacy job either) and quit because I wanted to have more study time and I couldn't get a pharmacy job ever. I was pissed and I even put in the walmart computer system that I wanted a pharmacy job for 4 months. Not one call! Anyways, the irony is that a couple months after I quit, the store added more new employees in the pharmacy. Moral of the story is to make sure you get the pharmacy job on the first interview and be firm on it. I had 4 interviews last year for 2 different positions in the store. If you have more than 3 interviews...the company most like changed its mind and it is most likely not for a pharmacy job. Be firm and you will get the job!
Anyways, back to the interview....
In my first interview last year, they asked me about what are my weakness. I thought it was a hard question because I didn't think about this myself ever. So be prepared to think about yourself a day or two before interview. Think about your strength and weaknesses. Then think about worst case scanerio situations in the store. This worst case scanerio is tough too like heres a question they asked me in the interview a couple days ago, "If you had a deadline to reach and a customer is asking you a question. What would you do?" That is the toughest question of all of them because there are different kinds of deadlines to reach like what if it was a 5 minute deadline? Anyways, the answer is the customers are your first priority, no matter what deadline is. You can work deadline tomorrow. But, this is from my assisant manager, so the answer can vary to different managers, I think. The interview will have those kinds of questions about scanerios and what you would do.
Good luck with the interview and I hope you get the pharmacy job! I been looking for 2 years and I am still looking!
EDIT: I forgot to include Walmart does the pee cup drug test. Also, it varies in stores but I know for sure that in my store, the pharmacy techs will go to the same orientation as the sales associates in a week or too after the pee cup test. This means you might play a board game and learn all about customer experience. My orientation is this tuesday, yay! The pharmacy techs also dress the same as sales associates in my store, which is blue polo shirt and slacks. Since I am a male, I went in my interview with black slacks, dress shoes, and nice button up shirt I think...lol I forgot what shirt I wore exactly. Private message me if you have any more questions, Liberty!
