I am thining of applying for a job at Home Depot and I am looking for some help and advice.?

There is a new Home Depot opening where I live and I would like to know if anyone knows what they are looking for specifically on a resume. Any hints on what I can put on my resume or say in order to give me a leg up on getting a job there? If anyone works there or has any advice, please let me know. ThanksI am thining of applying for a job at Home Depot and I am looking for some help and advice.?
The hard part is getting an actual interview. The computer test is a joke, meant only to weed out the absolute worst candidates. Once you take the test you go into an ';applicant pool'; with everyone else who passed. At that point you're a name and a phone number. If they call you for an interview, say you can make it. I've seen people dropped from the applicant pool because they wanted to reschedule their interview. They want peoplee who will show up, on time, where they are supposed to be. Do not dress casual for your interview even though the employees wear jeans, it's still an interview. Be professional. Be prepared to stay as long as needed, don't make the HR manager feel like you're in a rush to go. Ask questions. Don't expect to be hired the day you are interviewed, it's not a one-day process. Ask when they are planning on making decisions on hiring (they know this but might not tell you). Timing is actually the most important thing with Depot, having the skill they need at a given time... Depot is seasonal. It's spring, you'll have the best chances of getting hired if you know either gardening or lumber, as these are the departments going into season right now.





I do interviews. Here's what I look for: #1. Someone who doesn't call off work. #2. Someone who has had a job dealing with the public and/or stressful environments #3. Someone who can say something intellegent during the interview, and seems to comprehend what I am saying to them.


Obviously, you aslo have to pass the background check and pass the drug test.


Working for Home Depot isn't for everyone, it's stressful, the hours can be demanding, and you'll have to be self-motivated to succeed, but as far as jobs go, it's pretty decent.I am thining of applying for a job at Home Depot and I am looking for some help and advice.?
I know from experience...i currently work there as an appliance specialist. They want flexible hours, retail experience, and a good understanding of home improvement. A resume as most white collar people know is not necessary. If you go in for an interview you will be asked questions about certain products to recommend to customers for certain projects.





Honestly though, if you are over 25 i dont recommend making a career there. Starting pay is nothing to live on, and dont expect to get more than a 50 cent raise over the next 2 years. On the other hand if you are in school, then this job is great, for a part time job the pay is above anything else you will find.





All associates are trained thoroughly in there department by a computer system of classes. Kinda like games with little quizes at the end. This usually takes 2 weeks and then you get to go onto the sales floor but without an apron. Finally 2 days later you are a full associate, and yes...customers will eat you alive for the first month, because despite what you think, you really dont know jack about your department. And god forbid someone ask about another department, never say'; i dont know';, go to that department and ask someone there. This tends to make customers think your trying to help them when your really just handing them off to someone else.





Anyway im babling, point is, i've been there for just about a year now and i've seen illiterate people get jobs there. So if you can read and write english, and know what a hammer is, your set. Just understand its not what it seems to be from the outside. Your required to actually know and expertise in your department, and many times(expecially when your new) department heads will give you tests, and if you fail they will have you infront of the computer all day taking tests. Just not worth 10 bux an hour for a career, but ok for a p/t job.
There's no one to give a resume to. I've been trying to get a job with them and it's all done on line. You can do it from home or at a PC in the store. You log in and fill out a on line form. Be sure to have all the dates and places you worked and the names and numbers of references with you if you do it at the store. Some of the question at the start ask what would you like to do. Sales, cashier, paint, lumber, plumbing and so forth. They will ask when are you available, days and hours of the week, full time part time. Then it goes into a physiological evaluation set of questions.And this can take 1/2 hour to 3/4 of an hour to do. Personally I don't like these types of job applications. Some times you get an e-mail thanking you for your application and then some never send anything and you have no idea whats going on. It also seems to be a hit or a miss with Home Depot. I spoke to some of the employees and hearing back from Home Depot for some was a few days and some a few weeks. And most of them had the same complaint, you don't know whats going on with your application until the last minute.