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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2009 in Burlington, VT (took 2 days)

Easy questions - but manager was sketchy.

Interview Questions

What department do you want to work in?

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Negotiation Details

they give everyone the same pay - which is very low.

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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)

The interview went really well, until I told them I had MS (fatigue related) and all interest was lost. I just wanted a job thru the Christmas rush. I love books, and I love talking to people about them. I was overqualified, and on the application it had a question regarding "special accomodations". On that question I put will discuss, and up until we reached that portion of the interview he was talking about "when u start etc" and then the interview literally shut down after I said I had MS, and the only accomodation I had was I would need the shorter hours at a time, the typical shifts no one wants, I would fill in for. He was open to that until the "dreaded MS" came up.

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I see here you put you would like to discuss accomodations, could you please clarify?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Torrance, CA (took a day)

I was called by the manager and we scheduled a date form y interview. I arrived right on time but had to wait twenty minutes for my interviewer to show up. Then when we finally had the interview he had me sign papers. But then the whole thing went down the drain when I told him my age: 16 1/2. He told me they had a 18 and older policy. But what I don't understand is, my age and birthday, mind you, was everywhere on my application. Why did he waste my time and his?

Interview Questions

What would you bring to our organization?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 in Novi, MI (took a day)

I looked online on Borders.com for employment at this specific store in Novi and got a call the next day to come in for an interview. Came into the store for a 1 on 1 interview..we conducted the interview in the mall on the couches. It went well, with questions on what books am I into, and how comfortable I am in selling books that I may not be familiar with.

Interview Questions

How you wold you assist a customer in a book genre that you are not into?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jun 2008 (took a day)

The online application was strangely elusive, like they were trying to trick you, so you just had to be as honest as possible and not try top guess what they wanted or you'd slip up. This is a very popular company to work with, so tenacity in getting an interview and follow up are key. They were not hiring at the time of my interview, a minor annoyance, but the experience was enlightening about big corporation cookie-cutter interviews.