I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Public Storage
Interview
The interview process is a long one. You are contacted first by a recruiter who goes through the basic details with you and then are contacted by a Regional Manager. You have a brief phone interview and then are asked to come in for what will be one of the longest interviews of your life.
You sit with a Regional Manager and are asked the following questions:
What were your two highs and lows of HIGH SCHOOL?
What were your two highs and lows of COLLEGE?
On your last 3 jobs you're asked:
What were you hired to do?
What were your two accomplishments?
What were your two opportunities?
What would you do differently?
What would your boss say about you?
What did you think of your boss?
What was it like working with them?
Can you spell their name?
You are then contacted by the Divisional and it's a phone interview if it's not geographically feasible or a face to face if you're close by. Same questions as above. If you pass this portion, they will call you again to go to the Glendale office and sit with senior executive team, Shawn Weidmann. That interview goes over all the same things as above and is really just for him to sign off on hiring you. If Shawn doesn't like you though, you will not get the position.
Process takes around 2 weeks and then it's a giant background check with the worst (aka cheapest) company ever.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
High School experiences. I'm 42. That's ridiculous.
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.
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.