I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Ames, IA) in Jan 2013
Interview
It was a group interview with two other people and we were sitting in the coffee shop area of joe muggs, it was two of the managers and they let us order a drink from the cafe. It was very relaxed and they even let us taste some of the samples that were sitting out in the cafe. Both of the managers were extremely friendly. The whole interview process went very quickly and there was a lot of relaxed conversation in between questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (New Port Richey, FL)
Interview
All psychological questions. Your ability to do the job or your availability isn’t gauged as heavily as if you might get along with the crew even though it’s in an isolated roll. AC unit is externally plugged in for weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you rather be late & a great employee or on time and an okay employee?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (York, PA)
Interview
Interview process took about 2 weeks from time I applied to interview. Interview was in person and took less than 15 minutes. General interview questions and I was offered position immediately.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Gastonia, NC) in Aug 2023
Interview
The interview was swift and easy. It hardly took much time, and both managers were very kind and accommodating during the process. I would say this was the average interview experience for most.
Barista 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 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Barista according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Phone interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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