I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear in Nov 2016
Interview
It was a group interview and the manager asked us questions like why we wanted to work there and about our experience with children. We also had to pair up and create a commercial for a product and how we would sell it.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Houston, TX) in May 2025
Interview
The process includes an interview with a manager who asks about your previous work experience, followed by an honesty and ethics quiz to assess your integrity, decision-making, and professionalism. The questions range from why you want to work there, to how your experience applies to the position, and how you would make working there a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how you would handle difficulties on the job while maintaining a positive and friendly attitude toward the overall experience.
it was very casual, just simple questions to make sure i dont have any past criminal activity and no other problems with past employers. it was very simple and i enjoyed the process.
Asked several questions about myself. Asked about availability and personal qualities as well as other things. Took an assessment to evaluate my integrity as a worker. Assessment took around 20 minutes to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a stressful situation, and how did you handle it?
Part Time Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Build-A-Bear with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Part Time Sales Associate roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Build-A-Bear overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Build-A-Bear as a Part Time Sales Associate according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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