Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Best Buy with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 975 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 Sales Associate according to 975 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Drug test: 17%
Background check: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I interviewed at Best Buy (Milpitas, CA) in Jul 2012
Interview
Applied online at the Best Buy website. I received a call three days after I submitted my application and it was fairly easy. They just asked basic questions like what days and hours I can show up. Then we scheduled for my second (there was three) interview with the supervisor of sales. It wasn't too hard. He just asked questions that any other job in retail would ask. How do your skills apply to this job? What can you offer us? After that he told me I'll be meeting with the head manager of the store the next day. I arrived at the time we agreed to but then they told me another person was assigned to my time slot (talk about time management). Turns out the supervisor and the head manager didn't communicate so well and the guy before me arrived later than he was supposed to. But eventually I did get to talk to the head manager and didn't end up getting hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What example can you give me that shows you were a leader?
Recorded interview: asked basic about me overview question, why best buy, and a few scenario question touching on customer privacy and respect. Overall very smooth, did not get a call back due to locations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They always tend to start with the "tell me about yourself" where you essentially pitch yourself in 90 seconds or less.
Star method questions. Depending on the location they each have a very different interview process. The first two were more lengthy and expected you to do a demonstration or convincing them to buy something whereas my third interview at a different location was very laid back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bestbuy and can you tell me about your last experience.
It was not too long and was a good process. They asked me about eight questions so that was not bad at all. Just make sure you act professionally and be positive throughout the process is what’s most important of all.