I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Best Buy (Albuquerque, NM) in Oct 2010
Interview
I applied for a seasonal position online and I got called for an interview the same week. The hiring manager did a meet-and-greet tour with me and just went over my work experience. After that, a few days later I got called in for a second interview with a manager. The guy asked various questions and then asked me to sell him his cell phone. The trick is to pick 2 awesome features to talk about and, this is important, offer other products to compliment his phone especially black tie protection. After you're done with the second interview, they call you a couple of days in for training after you pass your drug test. You watch some cliche work videos for the first day and the next few days is just computer tests about the products they offer. The tests vary in departments and can be done in 2-4 days depending on you. Depending on how fast you work and if you pass the computer tests, you get to shadow an employee on the floor. They pair you up for a couple of days and then you are free to work on the floor solo.
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.
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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