I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Leeds, England) in Jun 2015
Interview
I applied for the Job on their website in October 2014 and assumed that they had just tossed my application aside until they rang me in June and asked me to come in for a group interview the next week.
When the interview came there was a group of 7/8 of us and we all sat in a circle on the floor and they asked us general questions like 'How would you describe yourself' and 'Why work at build a bear' etc...
It was really informal and they made you feel really at ease and they even finished the interview by playing a party game.
When the interview had finished they made sure to mention multiple times that they would RING US whether or not we go the job - this much was explicit. And now 2 MONTHS later and I havent heard a peep and I think it is very rude and disrespectful.
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.
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%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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