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      Sales Associate Interview

      Apr 21, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Peoria, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Best Buy (Peoria, IL) in Apr 2015

      Interview

      I applied online and got contacted the next day. I was called in for an interview that Wednesday with the assistant manager. I arrived about 15 minutes early and he was busy. No big deal, so after about 10 minutes he introduced himself, and started walking me back to the backroom. The environment seemed really laid back on the way to the interview he congratulated one of the associates on a sale, and then he brought in one of the sales supervisors to the interview room. So it was me the assistant manager, sales associate, and me. I was very nervous not knowing what to expect, but the interview was very laid back and not too pressured. It was a quite an easy interview we would just talk about the latest technology, but every so often he'd spitball a real question at me like a time I dealt with an upset customer, but since I looked on this website before I already had all the answers to the questions besides one. The question was, "Tell us a time where you could not deliver" I was not able to answer the question, but it didn't bother them too much. After the interview I felt as if it went well and I got the job. They said that they're going to send the paper work to the GM and have him come in contact with me. The next day I had received a call for an interview with the GM and it was scheduled for the next week. I went in there he sat me down and asked me two normal interview questions (I can't really remember, but they were really simple) after that he said that was all the questions he had for me, and then asked if I had any questions. We talked about his previous job experience and overall it was just a good nice time. I got an email for my offer for $10 an hour for a computer sales associate. It was a pleasant expierence, and I hope it all works out good.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you could be anyone who would you be?
      1 Answer
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      Other Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Best Buy

      Sales Associate Interview

      Jul 22, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Corona, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Best Buy (Corona, CA)

      Interview

      Recorded interview: asked basic about me overview question, why best buy, and a few scenario question touching on customer privacy and respect. Overall very smooth, did not get a call back due to locations

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They always tend to start with the "tell me about yourself" where you essentially pitch yourself in 90 seconds or less.
      Answer question

      Sales Associate Interview

      Jul 17, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Best Buy

      Interview

      Star method questions. Depending on the location they each have a very different interview process. The first two were more lengthy and expected you to do a demonstration or convincing them to buy something whereas my third interview at a different location was very laid back.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why Bestbuy and can you tell me about your last experience.
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      Sales Associate Interview

      May 28, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Rochester, MI
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Best Buy (Rochester, MI)

      Interview

      It was not too long and was a good process. They asked me about eight questions so that was not bad at all. Just make sure you act professionally and be positive throughout the process is what’s most important of all.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me a time when you had an unhappy customer?
      Answer question

      Best Buy interviews FAQs

      • Sales Associate 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 975 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 Associate according to 975 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  26%

        Drug test:  17%

        Background check:  15%

        Phone interview:  13%

        Personality test:  9%

        Skills test:  9%

        Group panel interview:  4%

        Presentation:  4%

        IQ intelligence test:  3%

        Other:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(4867) ;
        2. Customer Service Representative(1100) ;
        3. Sales Advisor(1055) ;
        4. Sales Consultant(1015) ;
        5. Geek Squad, Consultation Agent(873) ;
        6. Customer Service Specialist(571) ;
        7. Product Flow Specialist(569) ;
        8. Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate(562) ;
        9. Inventory Specialist(542) ;
        10. Retail Sales Associate(523) ;
        11. Best Buy Sales Associate(415) ;
        12. Sales(402) ;
        13. Geek Squad, Agent (CIA)(363) ;
        14. Cashier(352) ;
        15. Computer Sales Associate(330) .


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