Manager applicants have rated the interview process at CarMax with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CarMax overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CarMax as a Manager according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 12%
One on one interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
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Applied online, and went through two online assessments, one pattern recognition and another that was timed and tested for basic math. Next step was a brief phone screener, where I learned more about the role. Then a super day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic math questions, made more challenging due to time constraints
Behavioral interview, Panel interview. They asked general behavioral interviews, if you Google the general ones, you'll be set. They're looking for teamwork, leadership, integrity and knowing how to handle those situations. Don't answer you don't have any examples for the questions.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at CarMax (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview process is all based on prior experiance in the "tell me about a time when" format. You will interview with two different pairs of interviewers. Overall the process is pretty standard and they do give you time to ask questions as well. The tone was casual and they do take time to try to connect with you as an individual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision in a short amount of time.
I applied online. I interviewed at CarMax (New York, NY) in Sep 2022
Interview
Recruiter and then Case study. Did not pass case study. I'm more of a take my time and not have someone hover so I was nervous and didn't do well. Did receive feedback from recruiter so that was a plus. I know where I need to improve so I'm ok with the process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic interview questions from recruiter. Case study was something about value increase if "A" happens