I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Big Lots in Mar 2011
Interview
Initial interview was over the phone with the corporate management recruiter. This was basic and had some formal structure. Took 15 minutes and was easy for anyone who has experience in retail to ace. Step two was with the district manager who basically talked the entire time. There was no structure and no notes taken. Neither interview was very informative about the job. Overall the second interview was very misleading. One statement made was you come in direct your people then you go home. Nothing was mentioned that you would be one of only three people in the building at any given time. The culture of the company seemed to be turn and burn. Hire them, burn them out, turn them over, and look for more. Finally the office was tattered and dirty, peeling paint and very dirty floors.
Simple, almost like a conversation so it should be pretty easy if you just talk normally. The manger made it pretty relaxed, described the job and the tasks the we would do etc.
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Big Lots
Interview
It was pretty straight forward. I applied online, then a recruiter called and interviewed me. They asked basic interview questions such as; what would I do in a particular situation and what was my weakest area. I was then called in and interviewed by the DM. The recuriter called again and offered me a position.
Interviewed with Store Manager, then with District Manager. They asked me to complete a paper application. Then they told me they would let me know in about a week. I recieved a call the next week that they were going to move forward and submit my information to their HR department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic management questions. Regional HR completed background check and that took about 2 weeks, then I was job offered.
Assistant Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Big Lots with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 42% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Store Manager roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 16 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 Assistant Store Manager according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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