Received initial call from HR recruiter for position that they thought I would be suited for. She was wonderful, she explained everything, very personable and a pleasure to work with. Next was an interview with the hiring manager and team over the phone. This was also a pleasure and no pressure. Simple basic questions regarding past positions technology worked with and skills obtained (technical) . Next was my basic approach to security (team player). I was then called back for an onsite interview which lasted many hours. First I met HR at their location and was given a oral swab drug test before the interview and tax exemption interview. I was then sent to the location of the team for an on-site interview. 3 or 4 different teams came in to interview me. The teams were very nice and considerate as well as very friendly.

I applied to a GRC role online, about 2 months later, a recruiter reached out to me via email. The recruiter(s) didn’t do an initial phone screen- just scheduled multiple interviews with team members/leaders. I was definitely disappointed at how clunky the process was. The recruiter didn’t give me any information regarding who I would be meeting with for each interview, and when I asked for more information they told me I’d be meeting with the hiring manager but actually scheduled me with other folks and not the HM. Just kind of a messy and weird process. I followed up a couple of times post interview rounds as no next steps or timelines were clearly communicated. And didn’t hear back. Also, I’m disappointed that Costco has such a strong external facing stance on “diversity” when all 4 of my interviews were conducted by men (mostly white). All around disappointing for their brand. Maybe this was an experience isolated to that team- I’m not sure. Definitely some red flags.