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%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear
Interview
I went and applied in-store, and I talked with the manager a bit about my application and she invited me to a group interview the next week. I had to go through 2 interviews. The first was a group interview with one of the store managers and the second was a one-on-one interview with the general manager.
The first interview was very casual, it was only me and two other girls and the store manager. We first introduced ourselves and said a few things ourselves, like our hobbies etc. We all sat on the floor and were asked a series of questions, and we were told just to volunteer to answer them. After the questions were over, we each had a chance to pick out a bear and an outfit. (My advice to you is pick out a ton of stuff. like 4-6 items, not including the bear.) Once the interview was done, we were told they would contact us for a second interview.
I got a call back about 4 days later and went in for my second interview the next week. I met with the general manager who asked me even more questions, and wanted to know what my ambitions were. After she was done interviewing me, I had to take a "personality quiz", which would determine if they could hire me or not. This quiz is nothing to stress over, it was very easy and asked a bunch of questions about if you use drugs or get into fights easily.
They called me the next day and offered me a job.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Tell about a time you had to work with a team of people to accomplish a goal.
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.