Buyer Assistant 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 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Buyer Assistant roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 27 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 Buyer Assistant according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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The interview process for this position is typical for this position. There was an online application. Not that long to fill out. It also had an in person interview. Good.
The first interview was over the phone. They called me a month after I applied online. It's best to just get ready and expect a call from them (I had to snap into business mode because I didn't expect a phone interview LOL). Here they asked me about my background to make sure I was a good fit for the position. At the end of the call, they scheduled a face-to-face interview later that week. During my face-to face, I was interviewed by 2 buyers. They started off with introductions - how long they've been with the company, what position they started out with, etc. The interview consisted of 7 situational questions. From what I remember, "Tell us about a situtation... 1) where you went above and beyond; 2) when you had a conflict with a coworker; 3) when/if you had to break the rules; 4) with a unsatisfied customer; 5) when you had to deal with stress/pressure; 6) when you multi-tasked; 7) where you needed to make a good first impression. They were overall very professional and friendly. Always think STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when you answer situational questions. Be detailed, but don't ramble.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CarMax (Virginia Beach, VA) in Jan 2023
Interview
The interview process at Carmax is Long, and a lot of questions to find out what type of person you are, personal questions, and also situation question like scenarios on “how would you handle this at your old job”
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are doing something that your assistant manager told you to do and your manager tells you to do something else, what would you do?
It was nice and straight forward and the interview process was fast and they ask alot about your experience they are very understanding and confronting you need to be socal and not nervous
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you get through a problem when working with othe people