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Sales Associate at CarMax
No Offer – Reviewed May 20, 2013 New
Interview Details – Going through process now. 1)do online questions, ran into some server issues on their end (2)brief phone interview, most likely to hear how you speak to people, (3)been invited back for an in person interview next week, and will post more after I do so. The manager I spoke with on the phone was cordial.
Interview Question – Not difficult, but be prepared to answer with top two reasons why you are applying to Carmax Answer Question
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Sales Consultant at CarMax
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Indianapolis, IN Mar 2009 – Reviewed May 18, 2013 New
Interview Details – Its been so long dont recall. Think just basic quesions about sales.
Interview Question – Sell this pen Answer Question
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Business Office Associate at CarMax
No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX May 2013 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details – Applied online for a new location. Got a phone call to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was pretty brief and asked typical questions. Said they loved talking with me and set up my second interview. It was being held at a "hiring center." There I was seated at a computer to answer some questions about my drug history, etc. After being called in for the interview, I was asked the identical questions as on the phone, only like 4-5 questions. I can assume he did not like my answers, and I felt like I flunked a test or something, because after 4 simple questions I was done, told I'd hear something within 48 hours and then promptly escorted out the door. Felt like they already had hired for the position. They sent me an email first thing the next morning informing me they hired another candidate.
Interview Question – What made you apply for CarMax and for the position you applied for? Answer Question
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Sales Associate at CarMax
No Offer – Interviewed in Fort Myers, FL Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 6, 2013
Interview Details –
On line app
Phycological test
Phone interview
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Sales Consultant at CarMax
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 30, 2013
Interview Details – Interview with several managers in one visit. Standard interview questions.
Interview Question – The manager would grab a random item (i.e highlighter, stapler, pencil, etc) and ask the candidate to sell it to them the item (hint: features and benefits). Answer Question
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Strategy Analyst at CarMax
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Kennesaw, GA Mar 2013 – Reviewed Apr 20, 2013
Interview Details – I applied through a job posting on campus. Had a phone interview about 2 weeks later. The interview was about an hour long and was mostly one large case but there were some behavioral questions. Got invited to a superday down at their headquarters in Kennesaw (Auto Finance). Superday consisted of 4 case interviews, 1 behavioral interview, a laid back conversation and the drug test. It was longer than the other super days I attended. I interviewed on a Friday and got a call on Monday that I was being extended an offer.
Interview Question – The business cases were based off of real world problems for the most problem. A lot of break-even type equations, etc. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiations
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Business Office Associate at CarMax
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Austin, TX Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 19, 2013
Interview Details – Long! Got there earlier in the day, and left in the middle of the day. But the interviewers made up for it. The HR woman was very nice,and helpful.
Interview Question – None, pretty standard interview. Nothing out of the ordinary. Answer Question
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Sales Consultant at CarMax
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 15, 2013
Interview Details – CarMax hires its sales consultants on the spot, or fairly soon after the initial interview. There are online questions that a candidate must answer at the beginning of the interview process. After which, the candidate meets with a department manager (not necessarily in the sales department). If that interview goes well, then a second interview is done with a different manager. I was offered a position after the second interview.
Interview Question – Connecting with people. The concern wasn't so much with past sales experience, but with an ability to connect with people. Answer Question
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Analyst at CarMax
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Richmond, VA – Reviewed Apr 13, 2013
Interview Details – Multiple interviews, drug test, testing
Interview Question – There were not any difficult questions Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was none.
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Inventory Associate at CarMax
No Offer – Interviewed in Waukesha, WI Mar 2013 – Reviewed Apr 10, 2013
Interview Details – First I was given a very detailed phone interview. Two days later I was called to schedule an interview, then upon scheduling the interview they changed the day and time to a much less convenient time. They called a third time to change the interview but I said I wasn't able to do that. This is a warning to everyone who applies: They REQUIRE you to give them access to youre social security & income tax records from the last eight years!! This means that if you are a person who has had economic difficulty, don't have jobs you listed on the application, have some jobs you don't want to discuss, or prefer to have any private life what so ever.. that youre not entitled to it.. I went through the garbage and as soon as they asked that question I was asked why I quit my jobs in high school. I was asked who I worked for and where I worked, that was eight years ago and I have absolutely no idea!! If you answer that you aren't sure, they completely ruin the interview experience for you. I almost walked out of this one for this reason alone, its bad enough they check youre credit too! I was a victim of Identity theft, so its nearly impossible for them to judge me based on my credit!!
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