I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Big Lots (South Plainfield, NJ) in June 2013
Interview
Phone interview, followed by in store interview with Store and District manager. Simply leadership questions about managing talent, delegation, and being resourceful. They are looking for strong leaders because the company does bare minimums to train you. Very mom and pop shop. They don't explain that this job requires a lot of 2 am closings, cleaning toilets, and if someone calls out be ready to work another 10 to 16 hour shift back to back
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had difficulty managing someone?
Tell me about a time when you didn't know how to do something, how did you get it done?
Simple, almost like a conversation so it should be pretty easy if you just talk normally. The manger made it pretty relaxed, described the job and the tasks the we would do etc.
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Big Lots
Interview
It was pretty straight forward. I applied online, then a recruiter called and interviewed me. They asked basic interview questions such as; what would I do in a particular situation and what was my weakest area. I was then called in and interviewed by the DM. The recuriter called again and offered me a position.
Interviewed with Store Manager, then with District Manager. They asked me to complete a paper application. Then they told me they would let me know in about a week. I recieved a call the next week that they were going to move forward and submit my information to their HR department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic management questions. Regional HR completed background check and that took about 2 weeks, then I was job offered.