I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at The Buckle (Lone Tree, CO) in Jan 2011
Interview
I interviewed with the Buckle for the Assistant Manager position. This was the most unprofessional interviewing process I have ever experienced. I arrived 5 minutes prior to the scheduled interview and was told to shop around while I waited for the hiring manager. I was then taken outside of the store to the common area of the mall where I was interviewed. The questions were not focused and the manager who interviewed me seemed uninterested in my response to the questions. I felt as if she had pretty much decided I was not Buckle material before she asked the first question, which was "Tell me about yourself. " During my responses she was not even paying attention to my answers and was checking out the other shoppers at the mall. I have had management positions at high end anchor retail stores in the fashion departments and was more than qualified for the position. After reviewing others interview experience at The Buckle, I wasn't surprised. This was my second interview and when I was asked to come back for the second, the assistant manager who interviewed me, told me to wear all Buckle attire, what the Buckle sells and that I would really stand out. She remarked how excited they were to have someone of my caliber interviewing for the position. Long story short, I dropped almost $200.00 on Buckle clothing for the second interview and wasted my money as I did not get an offer or even an opportunity to discuss how I could add value to their company. I really wonder if this is one of their sales techniques to sell their pricey clothing. I fell for it. By the way, they are resellers for all the brands they carry so you would do better buying the brands they sell directly from the retail stores that allow the buckle to carry their brands such as Guess, and Silver or buying directly on line. Beware......The Buckle is interviewing an average of 12 people daily, every day of a typical Monday through Friday workweek. For the amount of positions available, it does not make sense to spend this type of time in interviewing for positions that do not exist unless there is another motive, like selling a complete outfit to a job applicant who wants to get hired.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at The Buckle (Salt Lake City, UT) in Mar 2019
Interview
Interviewing was done on the sales floor, it was quiet other than a customer flirting with an employee for 20 mins while I waited to be interviewed. Store manager was in basic casual, it seemed like a "mom with kids" scenario. Heavy aura to fit in, stereotypical teen, metro sexual, hipster, soccer mom type styles. You aren't going to get hired there unless you wear the brand, and either be an adolescent or have the personality of one. They'll tell you about how long it will take to hear an answer, said it would be a week to sound like they have a ton of applicants, which may be true since the job posting is indefinite, but got a rejection notice in hours after and heavy retail experience seems mundane to hiring manager felt like they were false and fake, pay is low for this position and only good for a part-time job, seems unreliable for full-time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked what did I think one of my references would have to say about me.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at The Buckle (Olympia, WA) in Mar 2019
Interview
The first interview went really well but after looking at my resume the manager gave me a choice on if I wanted the assistant manager job or to go for a visual merchandiser position they have open. I love to do that, so I said yeah that would be an even better fit for me. I have many years in merchandising and one year in management. He told me I will need to apply for that position and then come back in for another interview. I went online, the position wasn’t there. I called and he said he needs to add it on there it should only take a day. A week went by, still not there. Called again and he said sorry he’s been busy and will add it. Finally he adds it, I apply, 2 weeks later get call to come in for another interview. Goes well and then another 2 week later after that he calls and tells me that he doesn’t need a merchandiser anymore? He only needs a part time sales associate. I say ok I can do that for now and then later on move up in the company, he says ok awesome he will call me back with more info. He calls a week later and says he’s not sure if the position would be a good fit for me? Tells me to come in and do a test run first and WORK WHILE NOT BEING PAID!? I’m just like are you serious at this point and declined the offer. The whole experience was a waste of my time and he lead me on thinking I was going to get hired, told me to apply for a job that they didn’t need filled and took 2 months with the whole process. Instead of hiring me on for a part time sales associate that I’m way over qualified for, he wanted me to work for free first. Ridiculous.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Buckle (Kennesaw, GA) in Feb 2019
Interview
I applied online and got a phone call to schedule an interview within a couple of weeks. Come the day of, I waited around for about 15 minutes past the scheduled time. The actual interview took no more than 20 minutes and was with two managers. It felt rushed and pointless, I was only asked 2 or 3 actual questions pertaining to the position, everything else was me listening to one of them speak, and asking me about the timeline of my career. He was very quick to take over, and seemed defensive after I explained what my present duties were. The interview ended very abruptly, it seemed unnatural and like it was being timed. I left there being told "we'll call you", and the only thing i learned about the position was that I would be working with other managers to hold others accountable, and that they don't hire "debbie downers". Hands down worst interview experience I've had, but it does match the pattern I've seen while looking at other people's interview experiences.
Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at The Buckle with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 30% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 57 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Buckle overall takes an average of 7 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Buckle as a Assistant Manager according to 57 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 56%
Personality test: 13%
Phone interview: 8%
Background check: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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