I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Columbia, SC) in Jan 2015
Interview
The interviews were done very poorly in my opinion. A member of the management team sat down with at least three candidates in the Cafe and asked each potential candidate maybe one question each related to their experience. (Please keep in mind that other patrons were eating, talking, etc. while they were "conducting" interviews. At times it was very noisy.) Each candidate was then handed the flyer for the magazine subscriptions and then given time to present a sales pitch on them. The magazine and discount card sales were pushed as the main point of the position and not customer interaction or satisfaction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about prior management and food service experience.
Group interview. So come prepared with multiple different responses so you can stand out. Also once hired I was not able to start until a month later. The onboarding process was very slow! Other than that the experience was fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with a coworker in a disagreement?
It was a quick phone call and was very easy, casual conversation. Questions focused on background and interest in working at the store and knowledge of stock management. I also went in person to discuss further.
Bookseller applicants have rated the interview process at Books-A-Million with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Bookseller roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 106 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Books-A-Million overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Books-A-Million as a Bookseller according to 106 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Background check: 22%
Personality test: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
Other: 0%
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