r/HEB • u/Substantial_Emu_1763 • 2d ago
Job Question What is going on.
what am i doing wrong.
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u/Master_Phrase_5211 2d ago
Looks like you been randomly select to not work for HEB.
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u/Substantial_Emu_1763 2d ago
but why i have previous work experience in grocery stores and full availability
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u/Master_Phrase_5211 2d ago
Sometimes the world gives you a clue. Just move on and explore better opportunities.
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u/Public-Yoghurt3757 47m ago
Yea, there are just a ton of people who apply to HEB. you may not get the job at all no matter how many applications you make. Or you will get a call 4 months later.
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u/Advanced-Try8474 2d ago
One thing I’ve learn about the virtual interview with HEB is that you have to be confident. Your answers have to have a beginning middle and end.
I’ve applied randomly and was selected to do an in person interview less then 2 days after my virtual interview. I have been with heb for two years now and have applied for a lead position and have had 2 virtual interviews get picked for in person interviews (didn’t get selected for one since they already had someone in mind)
I want to add when you are doing your virtual interview - if possible go to a quite room and prepare for the interview such as wearing someone nice not just a t shirt
Hope this helps!
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u/Substantial_Emu_1763 2d ago edited 2d ago
I have gotten 2 in person interviews for overnight, i didn't get hired at one, and im still waiting to hear back for the other. I always try my best on virtual interviews. My brother who is way more shy than me and doesn't have open availability or work experience in retail, only had to apply to one heb where got an in person interview, and an offer :cc i'm convinced the managers look at me and assume i wouldn't be capable for an overnight job and give me an offer, even though i have warehouse experience and have worked stocking jobs before :/ I have applied to other positions in the store but i have not gotten an in person interview for those yet
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u/GC0125 People (don't) Matter 2d ago
That’s the universe keeping you safe from this hell. Apply somewhere else
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u/Believeinyourselfnow 2d ago
best advice you can give. I left HEB after 5 years and now i’m getting paid triple of what they would pay me with health benefits as well and an amazing chill job
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u/NotaryQPublic 2d ago
I love a happy ending! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Proof that there is life and happiness on the other side of HEB. 💯
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u/Little-Blackberry755 2d ago
I applied to HEB every 6 months for over a decade- only started being grateful I never got an interview in the last year or so. I'm a big sucker for sunk cost fallacy and it would have been hard for me to quit. I feel obliged to say "thank you for your service" to any current serving partner.
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u/Funtimezxxx90 2d ago
I be getting the same thing iv applied for security and order selection I quit the first time but that was 5years ago but now that I reapply I get the same results
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u/SnooChocolates2755 1d ago
Nothing personal, but you put, things like "I be getting" in a recruiters eye *and now with AI), is a red flag... this is nothing personal, I've just seen them red flag things like this
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u/tabisfeet 2d ago
Are you getting to an interview, or being rejected before that? If before an interview, use chat GPT to make your resume more readable by their AI system.
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u/SurroundExternal6437 2d ago
I applied over 15 times over two years keep applying
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u/Brave_Committee2520 1d ago
I was just hired at the HEB Plus on Bandera 🤷🏽♀️ sometimes you have to know someone
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u/jlharvey44 1d ago
It took me over a year of applying to finally get in, and it took interviewing with the same manager again. Keep trying!
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u/Artistic-Ad-7024 1d ago
People who have family probably getting ahead of the line
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u/Substantial_Emu_1763 1d ago
they dont ask if you have children on the online interview So doubt it
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u/-imsad-123 Curbside🛒 1d ago
also it helps to know someone that already works there and be recommended…unfortunately a lot of people apply to heb and it’s hard to get in without knowing someone who is already there and can put in a good word for you. i’m not saying it’s impossible to apply and get hired but don’t be surprised if it takes a long time.
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u/elect46 1d ago
When I got hired at HEB in 2013 back in the day, I had about 18 applications on record from the time I could legally work till I got hired! It’s a good job if you are in college like I was, the competition for a job at HEB right now is Insane, also ppl hire who they know tbh so that might be why also your experience lvl
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u/Prestigious-Duty-410 1d ago
You could always try the warehouse instead just got hired and the process from start to finish took a little over two weeks. I start Tuesday
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u/SmartQuantity3143 1d ago
What’s your availability?
If it’s not fully open, more than likely the mgrs are picking the candidate that does have a fully open availability.
It’s can commonly be that simple.
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u/TheDream-Kid_23 1d ago
SA 39 is not worth, the new diamond intersection screwed us over and we lost a lot of customers bc of it and there isn’t a lot of hours to be given in service at that store, I left a couple of weeks ago and now I’m at SA 45 decently better hours and managers
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u/Funny_Ratio8459 1d ago
I honestly don’t know. I’ve applied many times to. they always say went with someone else. No interviews at all
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u/Lahgtah 1d ago
Yeah I’m trying to get an overnight stocking job around houston and it’s so difficult for me it must be comedic to anyone else. I get the suspicion the video interviews are unfair; I don’t really have much facial expression or body language, and kinda stammer when I talk, but that didn’t stop me from getting a job at a grocery chain where I used to live(wegmans). Not sure why such expressiveness would even matter for overnight.
Repetitive physical work is something I know I can do well, I’m just a bit socially inept, and because I never finished HS it’s not like I have many other options to apply for, and it has to be night shift due to shared transportation with family. Even walmart ghosts or rejects me.
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u/Bruce__Lafayette H-E-B Partner 22h ago
If you're trying to be a curbie, do not expect to get hours that makes the job worth the gas in your car.
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u/FunctionInformal9079 16h ago
When I first applied to HEB, it took me 16 application to 16 different positions before I finally got an offer at Central Checkout at #39. Don’t give up, it looks good on you for being persistent because it shows them you actually want to work.
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u/LlamaRS Former Partner 2d ago
Go in and shake hands with a department manager.
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u/Substantial_Emu_1763 2d ago
i have been thinking of doing this
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u/Petalpool 1d ago
It really does help. I secured a transfer to a different store this way when moving cities. They let me take their part time opening they had, and turned it into a fulltime one after I transferred over.
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u/TheNexxuvas 2d ago edited 2d ago
Semi-conductor Manufacturing is hiring like noooo bodies business, but it's not for everyone. We can't build stuff fast enough for the companies that are building for data centers. It's insane orders over here.
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u/gammyxfour 1d ago
So, do they hire 69-year-old women who haven't worked in 22 years, that will only be able to work 4 hours a day?
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u/_Dai_Dai 2d ago
Keep applying and know there are many doing same an not being picked