Sales Assistant/Bear Builder applicants have rated the interview process at Build-A-Bear with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant/Bear Builder roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Build-A-Bear overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Build-A-Bear as a Sales Assistant/Bear Builder according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 30%
One on one interview: 26%
Personality test: 22%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Background check: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear in Jul 2016
Interview
I had two interviews, one was a group of three with the assistant manager interviewing us and the other was a one on one interview with the manager. I got a call a week after applying and came in for the first interview the day after. We took a survey with 100+ questions and if you were qualified you got another interview. During the second interview she asked me about 3 questions before she left me know I got the job. The process wasn't difficult at all, but the number one most important thing is personality, smile!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do a little boy came in and asked for a princess bear?
What is your biggest weakness?
What was the first big thing you ever bought with your own money?
Tell me about a time you earned something through hard work.
Tell me about a time you worked with kids.
I applied online. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Liverpool, England) in Nov 2025
Interview
Really positive process. Once I’d applied, I’d had an interview and been offered the position within a week. Was a group interview. No formal interview questions more fun/group activities as this fits the role.
When I arrived we completed an assessment which took around 15mins. Then we got paired up and had to do a “heart ceremony”. Then we had to pick 3 items and sell it to the group/describe why we picked it.
It was good, went in and did my interview, was a good job at the time. Made kids and adults happy. Had a lot of stock, mostly older bears, had a lot of negative feedback about alot of product being online only
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Anaheim, CA)
Interview
One of the best interviews I have had. It was a group interview, and we all answered fun questions. Because this was in downtown Disney, they really wanted to see how fun and outgoing you can be.