Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Build-A-Bear with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Retail Sales Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 23%
Personality test: 15%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (London, England) in Sep 2015
Interview
The interview consisted of us going into the store, and being set childish tasks e.g. making a song about Build-a-Bear, or acting out a "heart ceremony" where we were given different scenarios. None of the questions were about our skills, nor weaknesses/strengths or education. It was more of simple tasks in order to be free and light hearted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your name?
Where are you from?
What's your "special talent"?
How organized if your bedroom/purse?
If you could dress up a Build-a-Bear, how would it look?
Have you ever been to Build-a-Bear/Do you have a Build-a-Bear?
Do you have any experience in retail?
Went into the location to interview. Very straightforward interview, They mainly asked run of the mill Behavioral questions. If you know how to answer these you will be good. Emphasis on customer service.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Wellington, FL) in May 2023
Interview
Several Interviews with several managers, took a few weeks for them to make a decision but I got an offer. The interview process was a bit lengthy and they asked a wide variety of questions.