Description Though Long & McQuade may sound like the name of a detective duo, it's also the familiar name of Canada's largest retailer of musical instruments. With about 40 locations across Canada, the company also buys and sells used instruments and offers rentals at its stores. In addition, most locations offer music lessons. Long & McQuade's print division is Canada's largest seller of sheet music. The company was founded in 1956 by partners Jack Long and Jack McQuade and is still owned by the Long family. The Long family also owns and operates sister company, Yorkville Sound, which makes professional audio equipment.
Long & McQuade has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Long & McQuade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 44% of employees would recommend working at Long & McQuade to a friend. This is based on 251 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
62% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Long & McQuade as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Long & McQuade.