I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Big Lots (Salt Lake City, UT) in Nov 2010
Interview
The interview was normal. The interviewing manager just asked me questions that had been written down in an interviewing paper. The manager has not had any type interviewing skills per say. The interview was for about an hour.
The interview is semi-formal. They will ask certain questions to gauge where you may or may not be a good fit within the team. Standard option to ask questions towards the interviewer towards the end to see what you would like to know.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you see yourself progressing within the company?
easy interview. district manager interview background check. takes about 2 weeks. minimal training on the computer in store. very low payroll to work with. You are called back within a couple weeks and sometimes much sooner.
Short phone screening for a professional-level position, with promises of updates either way & no follow-up. Person conducting phone screening asked questions that misspoke about key responsibilities of the position.
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 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Manager according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 11%
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