I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Austin Hardware & Supply in Jan 2026
Interview
A little frustrated to say the least honestly. A recruiter referred me after an hour long conversation. Had my zoom interview and unfortunately I am 95% sure me being a female had a lot to do with not being picked. He went from "winging it/not knowing how to explain the job" to being shocked I could name and fly through industrial/fastener parts, processes and vendor relationships. He looked annoyed from the getgo. The recruiter even hyping this place. The recruiter couldn't even get an answer out of the guy as to why I wasn't good enough to move on. Even after asking the question "what reason would stop me from doing this job?" He had no reason to name off.
Not only was I highly qualified, I even informed him of the location I have to hundreds of manufacturing plants.
I applied online. I interviewed at Austin Hardware & Supply (Rockwall, TX) in May 2023
Interview
Phone interview with psychology evaluation. The interviewer recorded responses and built a psychological evaluation based on your responses. Questions were standard interview questions, and then the interviewer went over your psych evaluation, like what kind of person you are etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult customer, how did you handle the situation?
I interviewed at Austin Hardware & Supply (Rowlett, TX)
Interview
Great interview Very informative Great tour of the build and wonderful staff that works in the place. Clean and organized Employees seem happy to be at work. Great hours and good pay