I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Books-A-Million in Jun 2013
Interview
I applied online and was contacted via phone the next day. We set up a time, and I went to the store for an interview. I was only interviewed by one person. As many other reviewers have said, they are really into hiring salespeople. Selling cards and subscriptions was emphasized more than anything else in the interview. I was really turned off, especially because I wasn't asked one question about what I like to read or what I was currently reading, etc. Books are so important to me. It seemed like they are less important at BAM; after all, they sell a ton of things besides books. This place isn't for everyone. The positive thing I can say about it, though, is that they are up front about what is expected from you. You can decide for yourself if you're comfortable with it or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There wasn't anything too difficult. One question I remember is: "What do you think a typical day working here would be like?"
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
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%
Personality test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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