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      Sales Associate Interview

      Mar 6, 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Books-A-Million in Feb 2011

      Interview

      I was called after filling out an application online, I had an interview with one manager and the next day I was called back to interview with another manager. The managers seemed nice and friendly enough. Both interviews took place in the cafe, where we sat down amongst some customers, so it was a little awkward. During one interview I was interrupted by the manager having a long conversation with a customer in the cafe. During the interviews, the things that were stressed the most were the Magazines for Millionaires discount cards and magazine program. I was basically told that if I wasn't sure I could sell them I should look elsewhere. I was also asked "What was the last book you read and how did you like it?" "Why do you want to work here?" and things like that. I was then called back a couple days later to be told they were doing my background check. I called back a couple days later to ask if it came back. Not yet. Then I finally got another call saying it went through, and I was to come in to fill out paper work and bring my ID and social security card. I went in to the store, was taken into the messy back room and had to fill out stacks of paperwork. There were many papers I wanted to keep for reference because they detailed expectations and important information to know when working there, but was told I could not keep the papers.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What was the last book you read and how did you like it?
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      Question 2

      Tell me about a time you had a problem with a customer and how you resolved it.
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      Other Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Books-A-Million

      Sales Associate Interview

      Oct 10, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Louisville, KY
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you have any customer service experience?
      Answer question

      Sales Associate Interview

      Oct 16, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Books-A-Million

      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

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did you want a job was?
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      Sales Associate Interview

      Aug 18, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Conway, AR
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Books-A-Million (Conway, AR) in Oct 2024

      Interview

      It was a hiring event, so I walked in and signed my name down before waiting for them to call me over to the front of the store to interview me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me about my background and my experience.
      Answer question

      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%

        Personality test:  11%

        Group panel interview:  11%

        Skills test:  9%

        Drug test:  6%

        Presentation:  6%

        Phone interview:  4%

        IQ intelligence test:  4%

        Other:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Bookseller(351) ;
        2. Sales Associate(97) ;
        3. Bookseller/Barista(73) ;
        4. General Manager(71) ;
        5. Co-Manager(56) ;
        6. Barista(53) ;
        7. Assistant General Manager(39) ;
        8. Manager(29) ;
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        10. Cashier(22) ;
        11. Sales Associate/Cashier(21) ;
        12. Assistant Manager(19) ;
        13. Associate(17) ;
        14. Cashier/Barista(17) ;
        15. Bookseller and Cashier(14) .


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