Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at CarMax with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Buyer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 24 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CarMax overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CarMax as a Buyer according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
One on one interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 7%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at CarMax (Tucson, AZ) in Mar 2012
Interview
3 panel interviews, typical behavior based questions, last interview with GM. first interviews with middle level management. I would suggest you write out your interview scenarios and practice them at home. No knowledge of cars is needed because that can be taught. Be sure to have your own questions prepared to ask.
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Tell me about a time you work through others to achieve a goal
All "Tell me about a time questions" that usually fall into their core competencies categories. Pretty intense and must be STAR strict. Usually for higher up positions its usually 2 interviewers between two to three different interviews.
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Tell me about a time you had to analyze data to make a decision.
Long interview process. Had three separate interviews and also had to take a math competency test. The staff were very friendly and I felt like the managers tried to find the best candidates.
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What was a work obstacle that you had to overcome and how did you do it?
1 week total from start to finish, 1st a 100* question online test, 2nd a phone interview, then a panel interview with 2 senior buyers and a purchasing manager that took 4-5 hours
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Tell me about a time you had meet certain deadlines. What did you do