I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at The Home Depot in Dec 2009
Interview
Home Depot called and offered an interview. I went in, and they didn't call me back. Three months later they called me again and offered another interview, so I went in again. The HR lady asked many questions about how I would handle situations with difficult customers. They had me come in for a second interview, this time with the store manager. Then I went for a drug test.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you attack a problem? What is your plan for handling it?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Home Depot (Memphis, TN) in Apr 2011
Interview
Basic online application, providing work history, etc.... Applied for a specific job (Ie, not random resume submission). Got a phone interview within about 3 weeks, which was pretty basic and standardized. Followed up with an in person interview with the hiring manager. Interview was standardized, and basically for show. The manager had already to hire the group he was interviewing assuming no negatives popped up in the interview. None did.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you respond if a customer is being difficult or abusive?