I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Big Lots in Mar 2012
Interview
After finding a local part time ad on Craigslist for Big Lots, I went into the store to fill out an application in person. To fill out the application I wore a fitted shirt, tie, nice dress slacks, and dress shoes. The Store Manager wanted to briefly speak to me about my application when I finished it. He had to take care of several customers and I looked at merchandise close by so I did not distract him, but I was also close enough we could then re-engage in our conversation. During our brief encounter I enthusiastically related to him my current work and past work history, and why I wanted to work for him. He said to call him back in three days to schedule an interview, and on the third day he called me to ask when I could come in for my formal interview.
The Formal Interview consisted of paperwork, hourly pay negotiation, and orientation videos.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What tasks and policies are you already familiar with at our store? Such as CODE ADAM.
Very simple and easy interview. Asked basic questions about why you want to work there and availability. Was offered the job on the spot after the interview was over (it was about 15-20 minutes long).
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Big Lots
Interview
Fairly quick, straight to the point and mainly about communication skills and team player. There is a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and verbal communication. Just go through the 5 basic typical interview questions and you should be good to go.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a challenging experience that you had to deal with?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Big Lots (Hemet, CA)
Interview
The interview was straight to the point and quite easy. They don't ask much except for a few questions. The interviewer I had was nice. They ask everyone to show up at one time and then the interviews from there are held in order of who showed up first.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Big Lots with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 39 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 Sales Associate according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Background check: 18%
Drug test: 18%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Phone interview: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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