Sales Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Best Buy with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Manager roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Sales Manager according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 16%
One on one interview: 16%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Best Buy (Fort Worth, TX)
Interview
3-4 step interview process - Most questions are geared towards around specific work experiences you've had in the past (leading a team, customer problems, performance management). Pretty normal questionnaire compared to other companies in the same industry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Know the community because you will be asked how to grow the local business.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Best Buy (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2021
Interview
Pretty straightforward process.
First interview with recruiter via phone.
2nd interview was panel interview with 3 GMs.
No in person interviews due to Covid-19. All went well. I would say it wasn’t very difficult
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Best Buy (Los Feliz) in Sep 2021
Interview
Asked multiple questions of did this ever happen and how did you handle the situation. Interview was more focused on my experience more than specs. Felt very comfortable during the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you had issues with employees and how did you handle that situation
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Best Buy (Grand Rapids, MI) in Mar 2019
Interview
Random and incredibly robotic generic phone interview to start. The person on the other end of the line will 100% be replaced by a robot in the next 3 years. Or maybe it was a robot that just passed the Turing test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you overcame a difficulty. Tell me about yourself. Blah blah blah.