Best Buy Interview Questions & Reviews in Minnesota

Interview Details – Very long process with little to no follow up

Interview Details – Normal practice is to interview with a team of people. Then, bring back for another interview with the Director.

Interview Details – With a group of others, take a short answer technical test. Wait for 2 months before getting a callback. Accepted the offer and started, however with the disconnected groups it was a month before I had hardware and 6 months before I had complete access to the systems I needed.

Interview Details – Interview was fast due to massive exits of employees

Negotiation Details – take it or leave it from company

Interview Details – The simplest and quickest interview process I've ever been on. Was recommended by a recruiter whom I had interviewed with in the past(one man operation, not a recruitment agency). He steered me through each and every step.

Received a phone call from a BBY vendor that prepared me for the interview (this was strange, i don't know if it had any impact on the hiring decision and seemed out of place)
Had one interview on site with direct managers and senior coworkers (30 min). The interview was focused more on expectations than on if i would be a fit. My recruiter might have enough reputation that I didn't need to prove anything, I just had to deliver.

Interview was business casual.

Questions were focused on UX, or on personality, everything was a smooth & enjoyable experience.

Went quickly through a project from my portfolio at the end and had time to grill the interviewers. Was escorted out and asked to leave the premises, received a phone call regarding the results of the interview later that day.

Negotiation Details – I went through a recruiter, so there wasn't one.

Interview Details – Started with a phone interview with a recruiter then two pannel interviews and a case study. Called back for a second interview with an additional pannel.

One panel was great. Was with 2 current DPA's and I believe the department VP. The case study was nothing special. What do you need to know to answer this question sort of thing. The gentlemen running it were pleasant though I talked 90% of the time so didn't get a good feel for them.

The third panel was horrid. When given the opportunity to ask questions I threw in a couple that I typically find interviewers are thrown off by to see how prepared they are. Was surprised during one panel interview as well as the callback interview at how underwhelming the team leads and senior position holders were.

I had been warned by a few friends who had recently left or were interviewing elsewhere to get out that the culture around there is to fill empty seats of quality people heading elsewhere which leads to woefully underqualified people dragging down daily processes. I didn't expect it to be so obvious during the interviews themselves but this didn't seem like a smart long term career choice.

Reason for Declining – Offer was generous. However, I interviewed despite advice of friends who worked there or had worked there. With how the company is going, anyone worth what they were getting paid has left or is trying to leave for companies like Cargill, Target, US bank or other local companies. The people remaining are under qualified for their jobs and it showed during two of the panels. Seemed like a good place for a short term boost only to get "reorganized" out of a job in 3 years.

Interview Details – I was contacted by a recruiter about two days after I applied for the position online. We scheduled a phone interview, which was held about a week after the initial call. After about 45 minutes of discussing my prior work history, I was invited to come onsite (Richfield, MN) and participate in a series of interviews with the hiring manager and two of her colleagues. The interview was a week after the phone interview and I did not receive the actual time that the interview was to be held until the day prior. When I went into the interview(s), I was told by each manager that they had not consulted with the other managers as to what questions they would each be asking, so I should be prepared to answer the same question more than once. The actual interviews were fine - a little scattered and informal at times. One of the managers spent the majority of the interview talking about how great Best Buy was and how wonderful he was.

Interview Details – Had multiple interviews in different rooms. They asked basic interview questions.

Interview Details – Typical process for a large company, even if you know someone you must apply online first. You must pass all the preliminary questions on the online app. You will then be phone screened by a recruiter. If you pass these you will go onto a phone conversation with the hiring manager. After this the next step is a panel interview with peers from other departments, potential employees, and a final with hiring manager. Sometimes you will need to interview with the director or VP as well.

Negotiation Details – Not much in salary but got an extra week vacation