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      Bookseller Interview

      10 Dec 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Portland, OR
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Powell's Books (Portland, OR)

      Interview

      Received email asking for initial zoom call, talked to HR coordinator, called me back for a second interview with the HR lead, got email later that week offering me the job

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me why I wanted to work at Powell's
      1 Answer

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      Bookseller Interview

      1 Dec 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Portland, OR
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Powell's Books (Portland, OR) in Aug 2013

      Interview

      I applied online, and they sent me an email inviting me in for a group interview. There were 4 other people scheduled, but only 2 other people showed up for the interview. We were asked 6 questions, and it took about an hour. The order in which we answered was rotated; i.e., we would go clockwise starting from me, and then starting from the person to my left for the next question. The group format mostly seemed like a way to streamline the interview process by allowing them to interview more than one person at a time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time you'd experienced excellent customer service.
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