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      Retail - Expert Interview

      Aug 14, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Bloomington, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Best Buy (Bloomington, IL) in Mar 2016

      Interview

      Applied online and ended up having three in person interviews. One interview was with a store manager, the second was with the hiring manager and the third was with the mobile phone department manager who asked me scenarios of how to sell to see how I think. Each interview was about an hour long. Was sent the employment offer via email one day after my final interview with the mobile phone department manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your experience with retail and selling?
      Answer question

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      Retail - Expert Interview

      Mar 23, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Stockton, CA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Best Buy (Stockton, CA) in Sep 2018

      Interview

      The employer had three interviews for this position - The first was an HR Recruit phone interview process. The next is the manager of the department asking questions. If they like you the next interview is the GM interview. Easy Interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work for us?
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      Retail - Expert Interview

      Mar 8, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Austin, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Best Buy (Austin, TX) in Mar 2018

      Interview

      I was an internal candidate so I applied for the position and within the next 24 hours I had a call scheduling the first interview for later that week. From there I had an interview with the Assistant Sales Manager which went very well and went on to interview with the General Manager a few weeks later and was job offered the day after. To the first interview I bought documents that could attest to my activating prowess, and to the second I bought my resume and four references (three professional).

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      What have you learned from the leadership at your store that will help you lead?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Tell me about a time you went the extra mile for a customer and what was the end result?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Tell me about a time you had to work with a coworker you did not get along with and what was the end result?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Do you see VPLs (Vender Provided Labor Employees) as a part of the mobile team and why?
      Answer question

      Retail - Expert Interview

      Jun 6, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Torrance, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Best Buy (Torrance, CA) in Sep 2017

      Interview

      They sit you down with the supervisor for that department and they bring out a packet that they I dad off and write your answers down. Very friendly and respectful the entire time and it doesn't feel like a waste of time

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What experience do got bring too this job role and how can you apply it
      1 Answer

      Best Buy interviews FAQs

      • Retail - Expert applicants have rated the interview process at Best Buy with 1.8 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 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Retail - Expert roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Best Buy overall takes an average of 12 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Best Buy as a Retail - Expert according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  25%

        Drug test:  17%

        Background check:  17%

        Presentation:  8%

        Skills test:  8%

        Personality test:  6%

        Group panel interview:  6%

        Phone interview:  6%

        IQ intelligence test:  6%

        Other:  3%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(4867) ;
        2. Customer Service Representative(1100) ;
        3. Sales Advisor(1054) ;
        4. Sales Consultant(1015) ;
        5. Geek Squad, Consultation Agent(873) ;
        6. Customer Service Specialist(571) ;
        7. Product Flow Specialist(569) ;
        8. Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate(562) ;
        9. Inventory Specialist(542) ;
        10. Retail Sales Associate(523) ;
        11. Best Buy Sales Associate(415) ;
        12. Sales(402) ;
        13. Geek Squad, Agent (CIA)(363) ;
        14. Cashier(352) ;
        15. Computer Sales Associate(330) .


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