J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez McMaster-Carr (Chicago, IL) en juill. 2018
Entretien
I honestly loved the interview process. It is an hours long process, but it went by quickly for me. Was given a tour of the facility, which was very impressive. It reminded me of a Google setup. Warehouse area was clean, modern tech, the open office area was bright with employees interacting with one another, cafeteria was like nothing I have seen at a place of employment. I was surprised to find the employees all truly looked happy and like they enjoyed their work given all the bad reviews.
I was taken into a room and interviewed with 3 separate people and had the opportunity to speak with a training specialist. I was given tests to find products online as well as writing emails to service clients. Everyone I spoke with had been there many years. My experience was honestly great. I was extremely impressed and accepted their job offer, but unfortunately had to rescind when presented with an opportunity to work in Human Resources. Even so, I was told I should contact them if this opportunity ends up not being what I had expected.
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Was asked if I had ever heard of them. Anything else interview-wise was not difficult so long as you know what you want and are honest.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez McMaster-Carr (Robinsville, NJ) en oct. 2025
Entretien
Theres a phone Call and then an in person interview which also has a test. In the test you respond to fake emails to get a sense of your problem solving skills.
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How do you feel about having a job with little growth opportunities and only lateral moves?
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez McMaster-Carr
Entretien
Interview process was with a recruiter then on site for about 2.5 hours.
Very standard behavioral questions - nothing intended to trick or stump you. I interviewed with a team member and someone in HR. They were both kind and the company seemed to have a strong culture.
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Tell me about a challenging work process that you do in your current role?
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez McMaster-Carr (Santa Fe Springs, CA) en juin 2023
Entretien
Reached out to a recruiter via LinkedIn. Very pleasant and scheduled a phone interview. The phone interview went well. A few days after I was invited to an onsite the following week. Very pleasant introduction, but shortly after time the first person I met for the interview had somewhat of an off-putting vibe, friendly, just short and only asked a few questions that were somewhat unrelated to my experience or the role. You'll take a "writing exercise" that is just responding to a customer's email. The second person I met with was great and was like we've known each other for 10-years.
I feel like they have a great recruiting team, but behind the scenes, it seems like I dodged a bullet with the actual management team who conducted the first interview. They followed the interview up with a generic rejection email the day after with no feedback. I disagree with their approach in the job function itself, so maybe it was not a right fit for me either. Overall not a positive or negative experience.
Whole timeline was around 2 weeks start to finish.
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Tell us about a time where you had to train someone?