I applied online. I interviewed at Big Lots (Lakewood, WA) in Feb 2017
Interview
Was strange to say the least, in my opinion anyways. Not uncomfortable at all, was interviewed by two managers. The beginning of the conversation was the two of them asking ME what I "wanted to know". I don't think that either one of the gentlemen actually ASKED me a question. I did all of the asking- so much so that I was running out of ideas of things to ask them! They just kept saying, " so, what else do you want to know?" and "any other questions you have for us?". I received confirmation right at the interview that I would be chosen to be hired and was told that I would receive an email within a day to authorize the background check and told that after that they would call me with an offer. They were very nice, very informative and seemed to genuinely like their jobs. The only down side to this so far is the fact that they have been having some sort of "technical issues" with the links they are sending out for the background checks. I've had to fill out the same online form 4 times now and still no word on if they've gotten the info I'm sending or not. So far this means no offer has been made yet because we can't seem to move past the background check link hang up. It has been a full week now since I've had the interview.
Easy, one interview for about 20 minutes, talking about job responsibilities and what to expect on a day to day basis. Pretty straightforward and just trying to understand what someone’s schedule looks like
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Big Lots in Sep 2023
Interview
It was quick and easy. It was on the phone which isnt nerve racking. They asked me what my availability was and proceeded to ask whay my goals were. Jwuwnenjekemwnwnekmemew
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Big Lots in Jun 2022
Interview
They only ask a few questions about your schedule, salary, and whether you want to do full-time or part-time. They don't ask those normal interview questions that other jobs ask about
Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Big Lots with 1.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Big Lots overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Big Lots as a Store Associate according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Drug test: 19%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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