I applied online. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Buena Park, CA) in Aug 2020
Interview
It was a group interview of 7 and the questions were pretty easy to answer. They made us go into groups and learn about the people in our group and introduce them like car salesman. Overall an easy interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s one mistake you’ve made and how did you fix it?
Basic questions, asked about sewing, experience with kids, knowledge on the company, days I’m free ect ect ect ect. Had a brilliant interview and got the job, would work there again if I didn’t move
Group interview and then 1:1 - was simple enough and felt very relaxed. Nice team and then found out about 1 week later. Was a Christmas temp job so was quite a lot of people there and wanting to apply
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Toledo, OH) in Feb 2025
Interview
The interview takes 3 rounds: a phone interview, an in person interview where you fill out a survey then complete an interview, and a follow through interview. I was hired on the spot at my follow through, but process could be different.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a mistake that you had to report to your manager?