Bear Builder applicants have rated the interview process at Build-A-Bear with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Bear Builder roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 95 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 Bear Builder according to 95 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
One on one interview: 21%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Peabody, MA) in Jul 2010
Interview
I went in and asked for an application, for some reason they were out of paper ones so they gave me the website where I could apply. A few months later I got a call asking me to come in for a group interview. there were four of us, we went around the circle answering the same questions one at a time. They were the typical interview questions about former jobs, what we liked and disliked about them and our strengths and weaknesses, but the last question was interesting. We were asked if we were any animal what animal would we be and why. I got a call a few weeks after the interview to come in and take the Reid Survey, and a few weeks after that I got a call saying I was hired and asking if I could come in the following week and fill out the paperwork, and then the next week I was on the schedule and started training.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were an animal which animal would you be and why?
Basic questions, asked about sewing, experience with kids, knowledge on the company, days I’m free ect ect ect ect. Had a brilliant interview and got the job, would work there again if I didn’t move
Group interview and then 1:1 - was simple enough and felt very relaxed. Nice team and then found out about 1 week later. Was a Christmas temp job so was quite a lot of people there and wanting to apply
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Toledo, OH) in Feb 2025
Interview
The interview takes 3 rounds: a phone interview, an in person interview where you fill out a survey then complete an interview, and a follow through interview. I was hired on the spot at my follow through, but process could be different.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a mistake that you had to report to your manager?