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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 12 CARQUEST Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.7
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.0
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Voice Engineer

"I've worked for Carquest for about 2 years now. I like the environment, but with now that the company has been acquired by Advanced Auto, I believe I need to actively look for other business that need someone with my skill sets and experience."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Voice Engineer

"Although I've worked for Carquest since November of 2012, the company has been recently acquired by Advance Autoparts. With that, many jobs will be consolidated in their IT department in Roanoke Virginia."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.2
CARQUEST (25)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is DEFENDER Direct (13)
1.8 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Hampton Forge (8)
3.5 Average of All Companies in this Industry (13,143)
Setup Supervisor

"I enjoyed work for Carquest."

What do you like about working at CARQUEST?

"Very family oriented and non restrictive company to work for, and would work for them again in an information technology aspect if there were any openings in that field"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself and relax, managers are people just like me and you."

What don't you like about working at CARQUEST?

"Sometimes communication between departments and supervisors down the chain could be late in coming or information left out completely."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communications to ground level employees would be beneficial and better project management schedulization."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Customer Service Representative

"Excellent Company to work for"

What do you like about working at CARQUEST?

"It was a company that really cared about its people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be honest. Learn to multi-task, Always stay on your post."

What don't you like about working at CARQUEST?

"There were no dislikes for me. It is an excellent company to work for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should come out and see what your employees endure while providing service to customers."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Store Manager

What do you like about working at CARQUEST?

"The vision the CEO has for the company and the access of product and parts."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your homework. Looks and promises are not what you my think."

What don't you like about working at CARQUEST?

"The change being implimented by middle management not following CEO vision and increasing lack of job security."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Upper level mamagement needs to evaluate what middle mamagement is doing to/for the company."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Director of Distribution
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Manager
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Analyst
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Cashier
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.4 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
HR Coordinator
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Customer Experience Officer

"GPI is a strong company that is struggling to become contemporary with industry."

Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 3.5 / 5
District Manager

What do you like about working at CARQUEST?

"The people that I worked with"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Buy parts from them, but don't work there unless they change drastically. Very, very political orginization"

What don't you like about working at CARQUEST?

"The people I worked for"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember how you got to where you are. It's not you, it's your people."

Person You Work For 1.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.2 / 5 Work Setting 2.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 2.8 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Supervisor

What don't you like about working at CARQUEST?

"The distribution center that I worked at always kept people on edge. Always in fear of not having a job. Always threats of termination as a control factor."

Customer Service Representative

What don't you like about working at CARQUEST?

"Multiple attempts to get Manager training led me nowhere, until I quit, then offered."

Warehouse Clerk

"my experience with carquest was fantastic and I wish I had never got laid-off. thank you carquest."

What do you like about working at CARQUEST?

"The people, the management was fantastic to work for. Very organized, very efficient, very professional."

CARQUEST Reviews FAQs

Is CARQUEST a good company to work for?

CARQUEST has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 12 CARQUEST Review Ratings left anonymously by CARQUEST employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at CARQUEST.

Does CARQUEST pay their employees well?

CARQUEST employees earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 38% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 2 CARQUEST employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find CARQUEST Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at CARQUEST?

100% of employees would recommend working at CARQUEST with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated CARQUEST 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at CARQUEST?

According to our data, the highest paying job at CARQUEST is a Senior Vice President at $200,000 annually. Browse CARQUEST Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at CARQUEST?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at CARQUEST is a Customer Assistant at $16,000 annually. Browse CARQUEST Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at CARQUEST?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at CARQUEST to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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