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Books-A-Million interviews FAQs
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Books-A-Million with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 43 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 Sales Associate according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 22%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Grapevine, TX) in Jul 2012
Interview
They never bothered to even look at my application to see that I worked at other bookstores for several years. When I mentioned I worked with books they seemed surprised. I referenced my application to show them. They did not seem to care. They just wanted to make sure that I am willing to make people sign up for different contract that automatically removes money from their cards.
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Question 1
Did not ask questions. Only wanted to know if I could legally work in the US
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Louisville, KY) in Aug 2025
Interview
Quick phone call to set up time. In person interview in back room. Didn’t ask many questions mainly talked about selling their rewards program. Person seemed interested to be doing the interview.
Easy standard questions know about About the company. need a business plan 30/60/90 . It was about a 2 week process. Had multiple interviews and a panel interview . Final interview in Atlanta