Co-Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Books-A-Million with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Co-Manager roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Co-Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 20%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (South Portland, ME) in Sep 2013
Interview
Unprofessional, giggling to each other and hardly read or understood my resume. Took me to tour the place before offering any kind of job. Asked mildly inappropriate questions about what I liked to do when I didn't work, asked if I liked to drink beer and go out with coworkers.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Florence, AL)
Interview
I applied online for a “Bookseller” role. During my initial in-person interview, I expressed interest in a “Co-Manager” role opening up. I came back several days later to interview for this position. Management seemed confident in my recovering this position and excited for me to come on board. I was told that I would have a final interview within a few days. Almost two weeks later, I still hadn’t heard back.
While my interviewers were very polite and respectful, they didn’t actually interview me. Rather, they talked about the expectations of the position the entire time.
By the time my final interviewer contacted me, I had accepted a different position elsewhere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Besides the typical “tell me about yourself” I wasn’t asked any questions.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Books-A-Million in Mar 2014
Interview
Submitted an application online, followed up via phone and went in for an interview the following week. Came in for the interview dressed and prepared for a management interview, ended up being asked no questions about myself and instead being given a sales pitch about their discount card and essentially how management doesn't care about employees, simply their ability to make the bottom line look good. Was offered a part time starting cashier job at minimum wage, with the empty promise of more opportunity as long as I made the management staff look good on paper every single day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I wasn't asked a single question. The entire interview was the hiring manager tell me how he judges all of his employers solely on their ability to sell discount cards and magazine subscriptions, A monkey could have sat there and been offered a job.