I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Best Buy in Aug 2014
Interview
I spent about 2 weeks waiting for a phone call. After they had called me had me come in for an interview with the HR rep then after that do a second interview with the store manager the same day. After that waited about another week for the drug test and background check to go through then i was able to work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is a time that you ran into an issue with a customer that could not be resolved?
Regular retail hiring process. Nothing special. Star method helps. What was the situation, how did you approach it, what was the solution, what was the outcome. Wash rinse repeat again
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about experience and work situations you may have had before.
It was very very easy and straight forward, don’t have to go through multiple interviews only one interview. Got offered the job on the spot but didn’t take it due to something else
Online interview, move on to an in-person 1-1 interview. The online interview has very basic questions. The in-person interview can differ on who the manager is and or what department you are trying to get into.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses and what would you do if someone is stealing?
Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Best Buy with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Best Buy overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Best Buy as a Consultant according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 13%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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