The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kroger (Phoenix, AZ) in Jun 2011
Interview
This was a lateral move into a new position for me so as a result I was not drug screened or background checked. Kroger typically has a three interviewers who will alternate questions but there will be a main "point man" and a main "secretary" with all three chiming in with follow-up questions. I only had one interview which lasted approximately 90 minutes. After an 70 minutes or so they told me I had five minutes to "prepare" a class, and they left the room for that time. I have been interviewed many times by Kroger so this was quite the curve ball. I did well, took the position and am super happy.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Kroger (College Station, TX) in Oct 2011
Interview
I applied online and got the call for an interview about five days later at around 4pm. I was fairly nervous and prepared a lot ahead of time, but the interview was so easy that I felt a little over prepared. The HR basically just went over the jobs she had available, told me a little about each of them, and gave me the opportunity to pick which I'd be most interested in. Then she had me fill out a little paper work, gave me the oral drug test and told me she'd be in touch when the results came in. Easily the easiest interview I've ever had.