The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Public Storage (Matthews, NC)
Interview
Had a time scheduled with a senior district manager for a phone screen. A completely different person called, citing that the other DM was busy in the market. The first question I was asked was about salary. I was told that the position paid $73k per year, plus 12k annual bonus, and am I willing to work for that because it is non-negotiable. I was immediately turned off by this organization. The questions were pretty standard, list strengths, weaknesses, how many employees did I oversee in my previous role, etc. the interviewer’s answers to my questions however were huge red flags. I asked her to describe for me in her words the company culture. Her answer had very little to do with company goals, vision, attitudes, etc.....she basically she told me that their SVP once had the same role I was applying for. I asked her about the career path for their property managers to become DMs, and I was literally told that they do not provide their on site managers with the skills to move into a DM role.
I must have asked too many difficult questions. I was not moved forward in the recruiting process.
The Interview was quick, but very intentional. He started off with stating what the salary was, and what it came with. He was very upfront and interested in my most previous role
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Public Storage (Roanoke, VA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Applied online. Had to do a virtual job tryout. Then recruiter contacted me to set up a time for an initial interview. Recruiter started out strong saying this would be straight to the point and quick. That this job doesnt exist and its a "just in case" role to put you in the pipeline. Told me what the compensation was and its a take it or leave it situation. Theres no negotiation. Recruiter asked if i had experience with direct reports. I told her yes and she asked how many. Then she asked how many i currently have in my current job. I have no direct reports in my current role so she ended the interview even tho i have had upwards of 100 direct reports before. She did not care about my past district manager experience, only current. Received rejection email two days later.
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Public Storage (Denver, CO) in Apr 2026
Interview
The interview process has five different interviews. I love the in depth process. It starts with a half hour phone interview. Proceeds to a 2 hour in person interview. Proceeds to a 3 hour ride a long. Proceeds to another rin person interview and ends with a zoom interview.
I spent a total of 9 hours combined in interviews and 3 hours round trip travel time for my in person. Was only sent a form letter rejection and was ghosted when asked for feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to enforce a policy you didn't agree with.