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Updated Sep 28, 2023
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble
After applying, I followed up more than once. because the interviewer was out of work. A bit disorganized and awkward, but overall went well. Very straightforward; one interview with assistant manager. They ask about your interest in products sold and book trends.
- What is a book you are reading/recently read?

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble
Great interview process with wonderful communication about the process. I heard back very quickly about my interview and the next steps in the job process. My first contact was through a phone call and then I went in person.
- Questions about the job today

Anonymous Employee in Annandale, VA
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble (Annandale, VA)
I thought it was pretty laid back and easy. It was a thirty minute conversation over the phone, and then I was hired. I took the position, at the time, it paid around $8.25 an hour (around summer 2021)

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble
I applied online on their careers section of their website. They called me and did a phone interview then invited me in person to talk to them. They were super nice and got right to the point. They are very passionate about the store and what they sell.
- They asked me what kind of books I liked, if I was okay with the pay, and what kind of hours I could do.

Anonymous Employee in Freehold, NJ
I applied online. I interviewed at Barnes & Noble (Freehold, NJ)
First you have a phone interview then an in person interview in store with the manager. Then they get back to you via phone if they want you or not.
- They ask what you're reading, favorite books, how you would keep the store clean.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble
They ask you to describe a scenario regarding picking out a book for a customer. And to specify the contents of the book and genre. It was a pretty laid back interview.
- Please pick out a book for a teenage girl who loves Fantasy and Scifi as a genre

Anonymous Employee in Newnan, GA
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble (Newnan, GA)
The interview process was straight forward and relatively simple. They asked me how to sell a phone. They asked me what my plans were, my work schedule, and hour availability.
- They asked me to sell them an item of my choosing to gauge if I could sell.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Forsyth, GA
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble (Forsyth, GA)
Interesting talk that took place after a written application and then a background check which was conducted within thirty days. Then training period and learning how things he worked.the end of the interview process is that
- How do you feel sometimes

Anonymous Employee in Columbus, OH
I interviewed at Barnes & Noble (Columbus, OH)
it is a standard phone interview and then in person interview. It was not very difficult at all and I was hired the same day as my interview. We just talked about our favorite books for most of it, it was nice.
- What is your favorite book and why

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barnes & Noble
Group interview, had to explain our favorite book. Went around in a circle. Was around 14 people for a single role and it was just a barista position. They judged you on how well you could sell books. Very dumb.
- What is your favorite book? Sell me this book.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Barnes & Noble as 73.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.19 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Marketing and Product Manager and Community Business Development Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate and Intern - Hourly roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Barnes & Noble takes an average of 11.5 days when considering 1,286 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Clerk had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Financial Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Barnes & Noble according to 1,286 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 38.30%
Phone Interview: 17.04%
Background Check: 13.42%
Drug Test: 9.70%
Group Panel Interview: 6.03%
Presentation: 4.94%
Skills Test: 4.03%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.81%
Personality Test: 2.22%
Other: 1.50%
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