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      Cashier Interview

      Mar 9, 2012
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Biloxi, MS
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Biloxi, MS) in Mar 2012

      Interview

      I applied online and heard back the next Monday [when I was told they do their interviews]. He wanted me to come in that day for an interview. I said okay. I went in early and waited about 20 minutes. We went into a backroom and sat down. He asked me some basic questions: "Tell me about yourself.", "Tell me about your employment experience." He asked about my availability and told me that it was just a basic cashier type position and that it was minimum wage. He told me about the membership card and how my job would basically be riding on how many I could sell, which as any logical person would know is based around random chance. Then he handed me his pen and told me to "sell it to him". Some other employees had made their way into the backroom and were shuffling through the fridge and interrupted at this point and said that I could literally make up anything. So I did. He went for it and I guess liked it. I was kind of stumbling on that one because I didn't see it coming at all. Then he asked me if my email address was correct. He was going to go ahead and send me an email that would include a link to an electronic background check. Once I finished it I should give him a call back. I went home and finished it and left a message with someone for him. The whole interview itself was very short. There weren't any competency questions or "what would you do if" questions. They were just questions about my application. Very simple. Just be creative if you have to sell the interviewer their pen. My pitch involved rainbows. Just saying.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I want you to sell me this pen.
      1 Answer

      Other Cashier Interview Reviews for Books-A-Million

      Cashier Interview

      Jun 20, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Books-A-Million

      Interview

      I had a one on one meeting with the store Manager and we ran through a few questions ranging from general work ethic to particular interest in working at a book shop.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked mainly about my attention to detail
      1 Answer

      Cashier Interview

      Sep 1, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      East Stroudsburg, PA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (East Stroudsburg, PA) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      The interview went really well. The manager was friendly and made sure to make me feel comfortable as this was my first interview. We talked about my favorite books and areas of interest and what my duties would be if I were hired. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What kind of books do you read?
      Answer question

      Cashier Interview

      Nov 30, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Virginia Beach, VA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Virginia Beach, VA) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      Pleasant. Lasted approximately thirty minutes. Asked several leading questions: why did I think I would be good in this position; why did I want to work in this position; did I think I could do this position.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did I want to work at Books a Million?
      1 Answer

      Books-A-Million interviews FAQs

      • Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at Books-A-Million with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Cashier roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Cashier according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  40%

        Background check:  25%

        Phone interview:  10%

        Drug test:  5%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        Skills test:  5%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

        Other:  5%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Bookseller(351) ;
        2. Sales Associate(97) ;
        3. Bookseller/Barista(73) ;
        4. General Manager(71) ;
        5. Co-Manager(56) ;
        6. Barista(53) ;
        7. Assistant General Manager(39) ;
        8. Manager(29) ;
        9. Book Seller(27) ;
        10. Cashier(22) ;
        11. Sales Associate/Cashier(21) ;
        12. Assistant Manager(19) ;
        13. Associate(17) ;
        14. Cashier/Barista(17) ;
        15. Bookseller and Cashier(14) .


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