How to get a job at Kmart.

Do you work at Kmart? How did you find the job? How did you get that first interview?

Any advice for someone trying to get in?

Its VERY hard to get a job with Sears Holding Corp. (K-mart). So, if you apply with kmart, and dont get a interview, try again in about 6 months. When applying for K-mart, you will be using a program called Odyssey. The computer will ask you a whole lot of questions and if you answer right and such, the computer will schedule an interview, even without HR looking at your app. So, getting an interview with K-mart is VERY slim. Best of luck!

Chris said: Its VERY hard to get a job with Sears Holding Corp. (K-mart). So, if you apply with kmart, and dont get a interview, try again in about 6 months. When applying for K-mart, you will be using a program called Odyssey. The computer will ask you a whole lot of questions and if you answer right and such, the computer will schedule an interview, even without HR looking at your app. So, getting an interview with K-mart is VERY slim. Best of luck!

It is not hard to get an interview with Kmart. For sales associates all you have to do is go to the designated area, usually in the front of the store by the service desk, there is a computer only for applying. If you pass the test, (a little hint), answer definitly yes or definitly no, nothing in the middle, you will be advised to go to the service desk and schedule an interview. Seeing that Kmart has such a high turnover, the HR Manager will definitly contact you if the store employs one and or a good one. She does however have a lot on her plate with interviews and training so it may take a little while. Do not be afraid to call her if you have not heard anything. She or he schedules all interviews and will need the help of the management team to complete and interview and offer or not offer the interviewee a position. As for management, don't mess with the store location as far as applying. Call or google for the District Manager's office number. He or she is the only one who can hire management.

Get an education, why in God's name would you want to work at a K-mart unless you were pretty desperate? That I could understand and sympathize with. Best wishes to you.

I like to work at k mart

Kmart has a strict background check and drug testing. Its easy to get a job there with the computer application but if you have committed theft or other crime and use drugs you will not get a job.

Been there in Harold, Kentucky said: It is not hard to get an interview with Kmart. For sales associates all you have to do is go to the designated area, usually in the front of the store by the service desk, there is a computer only for applying. If you pass the test, (a little hint), answer definitly yes or definitly no, nothing in the middle, you will be advised to go to the service desk and schedule an interview. Seeing that Kmart has such a high turnover, the HR Manager will definitly contact you if the store employs one and or a good one. She does however have a lot on her plate with interviews and training so it may take a little while. Do not be afraid to call her if you have not heard anything. She or he schedules all interviews and will need the help of the management team to complete and interview and offer or not offer the interviewee a position. As for management, don't mess with the store location as far as applying. Call or google for the District Manager's office number. He or she is the only one who can hire management.

Yeah, I applied on their website and was picked for an interview right off. 'Course, I suspect that's largely because I'm pretty open about hours. And I've never even gotten a traffic ticket and I don't do drugs, so no worries there. I'm just wondering WTH I'm getting into after reading about so many bad experiences.

In my case, I'm just looking for something to help me squeak thru while I go back to college and/or hear back re one of the seemingly 1,000,000,000 applications I have out there. Any advice would be appreciated...my interview is scheduled for this coming Wednesday.

Host said: Do you work at Kmart? How did you find the job? How did you get that first interview?

Any advice for someone trying to get in?

I checked thru the available store positions and applied on their website and was chosen for an interview right off, and I think giving a wide range of days/hours availability and having no drug issues or any kind of criminal record were the biggest factors. However, I noticed that the store I'm interviewing at has lots of applicants, so I expect their interviewing/screening is pretty stringent.

I, will like to work at walmart,walgreen.sears.andbeing look for a job all winter.

i would love to get a job at kmart i'm handicapped i can put together just about anything or i can stock or what ever you need me to do.

i m looking for work

Chris said: Its VERY hard to get a job with Sears Holding Corp. (K-mart). So, if you apply with kmart, and dont get a interview, try again in about 6 months. When applying for K-mart, you will be using a program called Odyssey. The computer will ask you a whole lot of questions and if you answer right and such, the computer will schedule an interview, even without HR looking at your app. So, getting an interview with K-mart is VERY slim. Best of luck!

You stand corrected! The turnover rate is high, because it is not nice to work there. They are always hiring at k-mart!

Big Dummy in Rochester, New York said: Get an education, why in God's name would you want to work at a K-mart unless you were pretty desperate? That I could understand and sympathize with. Best wishes to you.

a-men to that brother

Hard to get a job at Kmart? Wow, are we thinking of the same company? Kmart, for their hourly positions, is always hiring and will pretty much hire ANYONE. Just pass the questions on the application by lying and show up for the interview. The interview is the easiest interview ever.

But it's a pretty terrible company to work for.

iwould like to work with kmart

Host said: Do you work at Kmart? How did you find the job? How did you get that first interview?

Any advice for someone trying to get in?

Yes I do!!!!

Chris said: Its VERY hard to get a job with Sears Holding Corp. (K-mart). So, if you apply with kmart, and dont get a interview, try again in about 6 months. When applying for K-mart, you will be using a program called Odyssey. The computer will ask you a whole lot of questions and if you answer right and such, the computer will schedule an interview, even without HR looking at your app. So, getting an interview with K-mart is VERY slim. Best of luck!

I was prompted by the computer to schedule an interview, but then there were no dates available. Apparently they only have interviews on Tuesday evenings. What are you supposed to do?

I doubt it could be too hard. I was pretty much handed a job by going through the checkout line cause i could figure out what the tax would be in my head.

even though you get date for intreview and call for confirm and go for interview there in no gurentee that kamart has job oppening. HR will say ohhhh we are cutting hours we don't have opening for position you applied for. so not worth it to waste time.

Hi Guys, 2 days ago ? had an interview with K-mart.They hire me that day as an sales associate and seasonal.They said me they will call me for oriantation But after 2 day passed from the interview, they havent called me yet.What should ? do?

I applied to a full time night crew position in the trenton nj kmart. I had the interview scheduled for 3 weeks, and she calls me 20 minutes before the interview to tell that there's a hiring freeze. She also told me the job was part-time.

I work evenings and weekends at K-mart around my day job. It's not tough to get hired if you can work the hours they need and they are hiring when you apply.

They do not drug test. If so a lot of their employees (including me) would be out of work. What they do is have you answer questions, including about drugs, on your application. If you are smart enough to give them the answers they expect, then you might get hired. If you give them honest answers, then you are either a dumb ass who won't get hired or maybe you will get hired because you have never done or thought nothing wrong. act like a boy scout when you apply and you have a good chance

Getting hired with Kmart is very easy. All I did was apply online, set up an interview after the questionnaire, show up to the interview, confirm that I am available the hours I put down on the application, and I got the job.

I will say that the Kmart was desperate for workers, so the hiring process may be slightly difficult if they aren't really in need of many people. Good luck to everyone!

This isn't true for every Kmart. I applied to be a cashier and had to take a drug test.

With the Kmart I worked at there was no drug testing. i went into the store and applied on their computer. they called me a few days later and eventually got the job. I didnt like working there. You NEVER had any normal hours, all the coworkers stole stuff every day, the supervisor that worked at the customer service desk was a b****. My overall experiance was a waste of my time. I worked there for a year. They started me off at 6.25 an hour and when I quit my pay was 7.00. i asked several times to get off of the register and do something else but that never happened. Their prices were never right in the computer so you had to constantly deal with rude customers. It was so aggrivating and stressful. I would never work there again and I wish the best to anyone that does.

Chris said: Its VERY hard to get a job with Sears Holding Corp. (K-mart). So, if you apply with kmart, and dont get a interview, try again in about 6 months. When applying for K-mart, you will be using a program called Odyssey. The computer will ask you a whole lot of questions and if you answer right and such, the computer will schedule an interview, even without HR looking at your app. So, getting an interview with K-mart is VERY slim. Best of luck!

It's actually INCREDIBLY EASY to get an interview..all you gotta do is NOT answer any question that has a "Unsure or I don't know" as an answer choice..as that will automatically disqualify you.

Kevinanon in Saint Louis, Missouri said: Hard to get a job at Kmart? Wow, are we thinking of the same company? Kmart, for their hourly positions, is always hiring and will pretty much hire ANYONE. Just pass the questions on the application by lying and show up for the interview. The interview is the easiest interview ever.

But it's a pretty terrible company to work for.

I would have to disagree a bit with you on that Kmart will hire "ANYONE"...back in Jan i interviewed for my local store and the lady that interviewed me straight up told me that there were 2 other candidates that were "more experienced" despite the fact that I HAD worked at wal mart before and wasn't even considered..i didn't know it was "incredibly hard" to stock at Kmart.

On the good side I have another interview with a different Kmart later today..and strange thing is they called me yesterday to make sure i was able to make it and to bring 2 forms of ID...does that mean they WANT to hire me???

HEY guys,

Ive been working in Kmart almost for 6months.but I want to go back to my country for 1 months for vacation so I have to quit my job.Do u think when I came back,Do they still hire me? or do I lose my chance? and before we quit the job,we have to write something that we wanted to quit.Should I write something that I want to work with u after I come back or not?

ann in Staten Island, New York said: HEY guys,

Ive been working in Kmart almost for 6months.but I want to go back to my country for 1 months for vacation so I have to quit my job.Do u think when I came back,Do they still hire me? or do I lose my chance? and before we quit the job,we have to write something that we wanted to quit.Should I write something that I want to work with u after I come back or not?

The rehire policy states that you can be reinstated from the day you quit to a max of 90 days and i believe with the same pay as you left..if more than 90 days goes by you'll have to go through the rehire process everybody goes through for new hires BUT your pay WILL be slashed to your store's starting pay.

Arnaldo De Jesus in Virginia Beach, Virginia said: The rehire policy states that you can be reinstated from the day you quit to a max of 90 days and i believe with the same pay as you left..if more than 90 days goes by you'll have to go through the rehire process everybody goes through for new hires BUT your pay WILL be slashed to your store's starting pay.

DO U KNOW WHEN SHOULD I SAY THEM THAT IAM GOING TO BACK MY COUNTRY AND COME BACK HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE I LEAVE THE JOB?

CH?K? in Staten Island, New York said: DO U KNOW WHEN SHOULD I SAY THEM THAT IAM GOING TO BACK MY COUNTRY AND COME BACK HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE I LEAVE THE JOB?

Why don't you try and talk it over with your HR Rep.

pamijay in elmhurst, New York said: even though you get date for intreview and call for confirm and go for interview there in no gurentee that kamart has job oppening. HR will say ohhhh we are cutting hours we don't have opening for position you applied for. so not worth it to waste time.

That is what happened to me. I was a little angry about it, cuz I think she was full of it. Times are hard when I cant get a job.

Omg I just screwed up my application. I filled out everything up to the interview page and I waited too long and it exited. Now when I try it again.. they say I already applied for that job and I can't get back to the interview page. What should I do now?!

patters63 in Covington, Kentucky said: I did manage to get as far as an interview using the computer but when I went in the hiring manager said she could not find my app. She found it using my social num. but suddenly the jobs were all gone. I am african american I moved to Kentucky in july 2008. I was also told she offered the job to someone who lives in another state and wants to transfer to her store I waited a month for that interview. I was well groomed and prepared for the interview. I feel that the door closed for me as soon as I walked in the door very disappointing, but I will keep on trying. Thats all you can do.

You don't really want to work for Kmart..i was hired and quit 2 weeks later as i was offered another job.

dimpleyy in Braintree, Massachusetts said: Omg I just screwed up my application. I filled out everything up to the interview page and I waited too long and it exited. Now when I try it again.. they say I already applied for that job and I can't get back to the interview page. What should I do now?!

You should have gotten an email with the date and time of your interview..if that's not the case you should be able to log in again with your info..

FYI..you don't really want to work for Kmart..it SUCKS!!!...they are a really sloppy company. I worked for them 2 weeks and quit..management don't give a rats a** of what you do as long as you're doing something they leave you alone..also they don't care about safety either..at least that's how it was at the store i worked at.

Arnaldo De Jesus in Virginia Beach, Virginia said: You should have gotten an email with the date and time of your interview..if that's not the case you should be able to log in again with your info..

Hmm, but I haven't even picked my interview time yet.
Is there a help desk I can email or call?

Go the the actual Kmart page and search careers

dimpleyy in Braintree, Massachusetts said: Hmm, but I haven't even picked my interview time yet.
Is there a help desk I can email or call?

Not that I'm aware of...if you remember the store you applied at you can try calling them directly..on the kmart homepage just click on store locator and type your zip code to search for your store and you'll get the number to call.

What do you mean you did not pick a date if you did things right you should have been sent to screen that would let you pick a date. It all follows the end of your app./assem. test. you can try calling but I got store numbers when I went for my interview.

I quit my job at Kmart 2 weeks after I was hired and wondering if they mail my paychecks or do I need to pick them up in person? It's been almost 2 weeks since I quit and I have not received anything...I hope they're not cheating me out of my money!!

You should go to the store and pick it up, or call them. They can not keep your money.

patters63 in Covington, Kentucky said: You should go to the store and pick it up, or call them. They can not keep your money.

thanks..very helpful. I'll just wait until the next payday then so i can pick them all at once.

You know times are getting bad when even Kmart is able to be selective. I had an interview with them 2 weeks ago. I finally called back and was told "they went with a different candidate."
I guess if you are over 25 and don't look like a substance abuser they aren't interested.

Rummah Kasai in Collegeville, Pennsylvania said: You know times are getting bad when even Kmart is able to be selective. I had an interview with them 2 weeks ago. I finally called back and was told "they went with a different candidate."
I guess if you are over 25 and don't look like a substance abuser they aren't interested.

If they really wanted to hire you they would've done so on the spot during your interview.

I probably blew it when I balked at the starting salary: minimum wage with NO change of increase in the near future.

Hey Guys,
Iam really confused and need all of ur help..Iwas working in Kmart but after 7 months I went to vacation for 1.5 months then I came and talked with my HR manager and want them friday and sunday before she make schedule...and she put me on a schedule on sunday and here is sunday the begining of week I totally forgot that Iam working because I thought ıAM WORKing next friday and saturday...so I forgot my schedule...actually Iam in a stuck...Ive no idea what I'll do
Pls help me I can even look at her face maybe they fire me from this time who knows and ı dont dare to talk with HR

Host said: Do you work at Kmart? How did you find the job? How did you get that first interview?

Any advice for someone trying to get in?

I just applied to kmart using the oddyessy thing n it set me up an interview for tomorrow n it said go to hr office but the thing is I dont know where it wants me to go weather it our local kmart store or to sears idk can someone help me

can someone please help me idk where to go i did the kmart app with the odessy system thing n it set me up with an interviw but all it said was go to hr office n the thing is idk if im supposed to go to sears at the mall of our local kmart can someone please help me please

If you applied to Kmart then you would go to Kmart. If you applied for Sears you would show up at Sears. Whichever place you did the application for is where you would show up for your interview.

jessicolem5 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania said: can someone please help me idk where to go i did the kmart app with the odessy system thing n it set me up with an interviw but all it said was go to hr office n the thing is idk if im supposed to go to sears at the mall of our local kmart can someone please help me please

If you applied to Kmart then you would go to Kmart. If you applied for Sears you would show up at Sears. Whichever place you did the application for is where you would show up for your interview.