I applied online. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Nowhere, OK) in Aug 2011
Interview
Just discussing interest in working for a bookstore and my personal work background. In particular, why I applied to a bookstore and whether or not I had any experience in sales or marketing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Being asked to pitch an item to the interviewer right then and there
Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Books-A-Million with 1.8 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 Manager roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Manager according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 25%
Personality test: 17%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
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