I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Mobile, AL) in Dec 2012
Interview
you place your application online at careers.booksamillion.com
open interviews usually held on a Monday afternoon. please contact store for details
some stores may accept tattoos that do not show or ears that are gauged (stretched), but it is best to go the safe route and cover up. dress professionally, and please look well-kept. if you have gauges 1/2" or smaller, i recommend sizing down, or wearing caps. tunnels are possible turn-offs for interviewers. it helps to dress and match as well. not in parts, all over. cool colors like grey or navy. button down shirts are a plus, but you can always get a polo and some khakis with penny loafers.
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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