Business Office Associate applicants have rated the interview process at CarMax with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Office Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 170 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 Business Office Associate according to 170 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 17%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at CarMax (Charleston, SC)
Interview
I originally applied for a Buyer's Assistant position. I had phone interview with a manager who asked me to come in for a face to face interview the next day. Once you arrive, you sit in a room by yourself and answer questions on a computer such as, "have you ever murdered someone." (If you've murdered someone, I hope you're in prison and not interviewing for a job at Carmax). I interviewed with the same manager from the phone interview for about an hour and then he brought in his manager. All in all, I was there for about 2 hours that day. The next day, I got a call back and they said I was basically overqualified and they wanted me to come back in for another interview for the Business Office Associate position. I figured, better position, better pay. Wrong. I was shocked that they offered me $10/hr after my FOURTH interview. I took the drug test and tentatively accepted the position. Once I got home, I realized that $10 isn't even worth me getting out of bed in the morning so I called back and declined. $10/hr is not acceptable to offer someone with a bachelor's degree as far as I'm concerned. On the plus side, everyone I met at Carmax was very nice and I really think it would have been a fun place to work otherwise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All behavioral questions. Tell me about a time when...
The interview process was pretty simple compared to many companies. After the initial interview with the business officer manager, I had one additional interview with additional managers from the store.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CarMax (Hillside, IL) in Feb 2025
Interview
You are first contacted for a phone interview, then if they like you, you will have an in person meeting with another manager. If all goes well you will hear back for the final step, which is orientation.
I applied online. I interviewed at CarMax (Roseville, CA)
Interview
There are 3 interviews to be completed individually with 3 different supervisors. If you make it passed those three, you are offered the job the same day. They are pretty much basic interview questions relating to customer service.