I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Big Lots in Feb 2009
Interview
One-hour phone interview w/ HR from corporate office, followed by a face to face w/ DM in a store. That interview lasted over an hour, thought it went really well ( he spoke about what I would need to do when I started, etc.). The DM was rather crude, cursing during the interview ( a little too informal?) I was told that I would hear something by the beginning of the next week. I never heard anything yes or no. Tried to followup by phone and email - no response. When the position was still being advertised two weeks later, I sent in another resume. Got a call from the same HR guy who interviewed me. When I returned his call, he would not pick up (caller ID I suppose). He did not answer my calls or emails. I can only guess that he had called me the second time in error. Very unprofessional to not tell someone yes or no.
Easy, round table format. Talked with other store managers and the DM. Asked basic retail questions and talked about my background in retail. Was not difficult at all. Did go into detail about a day in the life
They will call. Either set up an interview face to face or set up a phone interview. Stander associate will have one to two. Manager position will have 3-4 with multiple supervisors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Depended on the position. Standard types of questions like why did you look to join the company? What is your work history? Etc.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Big Lots (Durham, NC)
Interview
Basic, about 1 hour general overview. Called by HR, asked general questions, then contacted by the DM for 1 on 1 lasted about 1 hour. Very general outline of company,.
Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Big Lots with 2.6 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 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Manager according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 28%
Background check: 23%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 3%
Skills test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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