I applied online. I interviewed at CarMax (Fairfield, CA) in Mar 2017
Interview
The interview process was very long. It start off with you applying online for the position in which you take a personality test. After, you complete the application and personality test, you will receive a phone call for a phone interview. Once, that is completed you will receive a 3 hour various panel interview. If you do well during this interview you will be offered the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when you had to deal with a difficult co-worker?
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had meet certain deadlines. What did you do
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%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
One on one interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 7%
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