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Updated Jan 31, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Customer Account Manager at Aaron's
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 1 week)
overall it is a very demanding interview as well as very high-pressured one. They pretty much ask you why you would be right for the position and then role-play a situation that you would be likely to come through and see how you react to it. They expect you to answer all there questions the right way if not you will not be hired. They try to intimidate you a lot, and if you break you are done. They are real creeps...
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Negotiation Details
No room for negotiation
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Manager Trainee at Aaron's
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Lebanon, IN (took a day)
I was called by the regional manager and invited to come to a store 35 minutes away from where I live for an interview. Over the phone, he asked two preliminary questions: (1) what sports I played in college and (2) what military experience I had, if any. (He might as well have asked me what my favorite boy band was; it would have been just as relevant.) On the evening of the interview, I waited, seated on a scratched ("certified pre-leased") leather love seat, for forty minutes while the regional manager talked with someone else. Once it was my turn, I was ushered into a small, bizarre office (the "closing room") and asked the same questions he had asked me over the phone and very little else. I was offered a job on the spot--and I really don't think it was because I had an especially outstanding resume or qualifications. I think he looked at me and saw a doughy, malleable little twenty-something who would do anything to get paid more than $9 per hour--and that was mostly true.
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Negotiation Details
I was told what the job was called and what it paid. I was told I would get commission for furniture and appliance I sold, but this was a blatant lie.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager Trainee at Aaron's
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
Filled out online application for manager trainee. Contacted next day by regional manager to schedule interview. Interviewed two days later. Interview was very informal and relaxed. A few basic questions about my background and skills.
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Reason for Declining
Sounded like many of the job positions including general manager spend 50% or more of their time in collections on the phone and in person. Many times they expect you to use your personal vehicle which will rack up significant mileage doing work stuff. Work schedule is 6 days a week due to understaffed store. After all aspects of job were explained it seems employees aren't set-up for success from the start. Front end sales are approved to people they know may not be able to meet the contract terms which snowballs into a collections nightmare for the manager trainee since the purchase should not have been approved from the start in many cases. Online job description sounds much better than reality. The job description should be door-to-door collections from dead beats who you may or may not ever contact which will reflect poorly on your performance.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Aaron's
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
I have significant experience and was treated that way in the interview with a multi-unit manager. It began with an on line survey and went to an email I sent to thier recruiter who was on vacation and didn't answer for 2 weeks. I then heard from the Regional [8 stores] Manager who tried to impress me verbally with his knowledge of company goals and standards. A personal interview followed the next day. Hired and began work on the Monday of the next week.
Negotiation Details
Ask for the sky, you might get enough to be better than unemployment
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager Trainee at Aaron's
Posted Dec 30, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 1 week)
I was in great need of a job. I recently just graduated from college May 11' with a B.S. degree. The job market is very slim in my area and didn't have any money to move. A friend referred me to Aarons. I filled out the online app and went into the store to see if I could get an interview. Got it! Went in for the interview there was no pressure. The GM manager was very nice and she discussed the functions of being a manager trainee ( answering calls, calling about payment, possibly have to repo items, and assisting on the sales floor) and the hours I would have to work (40-45hrs) basically doing a little bit of everyone else job, which was no problem for me.
Everything went well then she set up an interview with the Regional Manager. Meet with RM, which was not an interview, basically reviewed everything from first interview and told me my goal was to make it to GM within 6months to a yr. Told him I had no problem as long as relocation was paid, which he agreed it could be arranged.
Interview:
Applied online, 1:1 General Manager, 1:1 Regional Manager, Background check, Drug Test.
Only possible negatives (depends on the person):
- Working 40-50hrs wkly
-Collect of items from home
Overall, good experience, nice store and friendly staff... I see a lot of negative reviews, but I think it just depends on the store.
Hope this helps. :) Good Luck!
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Be sure that you have a low stress level especially dealing with customers on a daily basics with collections. Be positive. It may not be the job you want, but the job you need to get you buy. I haven't worked out salary yet. Scheduled for a drug test Tuesday, which I'm positive I will pass.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Manager Trainee at Aaron's
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in Daytona Beach, FL (took 5 days)
I initially applied for the position on an internet job board. They are always accepting applications, but I was lucky that they were about to open a brand new store and needed to hire someone within a few weeks. I had a one-on-one interview with the Assistant Regional Manager. It was a very laid back interview with good conversation both ways. After the interview, I was scheduled for the drug test/background check and hired when the results came in.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Product Technician at Aaron's
Posted Dec 5, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Alliance, OH (took a day)
Very simply interview. I was asked about my work history and was told about everyday responsibilities of the job and then was offered the job.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiating at all. They have a set starting pay for the Product Technician job, if you aren't happy with it then you don't have to accept the job is what I was told.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Store Manager at Aaron's
Posted Nov 28, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 days)
I applied online. Was called the next day to set up in person interview. Was told that the pay, though not quite what I was getting before, would be close. Was also told a little about the position and other support personnel. Specifically mentioned a separate collections/repossession team. Arrived at the interview store and was greeted from behind a couch (on the floor). The interviewer then proceeded to explain the requirements of the job - collections more than service and the need for me to go knock on customer's doors, even slipping and mentioning that I should use my own vehicle for this, all the while not looking at me or making eye contact at all. Looked everywhere but at me. Felt very uncomfortable. Then mentioned that my salary request was too high and the best they could offer was 10-13K less (and that's supposed to be close?) and all but pushed me out the door, although I was ready to run anyway. The interviewer left me with a bad taste for the whole company, just seemed underhanded and somewhat shady.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager Trainee at Aaron's
Posted Oct 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Tampa, FL (took a day)
Received a call from the regional sales manager the day after I completed the on-line application to come in and interview the next day. It was a pretty informal interview process with the regional sales manager. He liked me so he called and directed me to go see his boss at another Aaron's location closer to my home who thought would like to interview me as well. That interview consisted of the regional accounts manager and his boss. That interview went well as I had many transferable skills from my past work history that would help me at this job. They did a background check while I was there and asked me what I expected for a salary.
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Negotiation Details
Typical starting salary is around $30k plus commission and I knew that from reading this site ahead of time. I asked for that amount and was given it, but later was told that I was a "steal" and from that I determined that I should have asked for another $5-10k to see what might have happened.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Manager Trainee at Aaron's
Posted Sep 27, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 1+ week)
applied online, phone interview with regional manger, 1:1 interview with store manager, offered job, drug test, background check, and dot test.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
no room for negotiation.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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