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      Part Time Book Seller Interview

      26 Nov 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Other Part Time Book Seller interview reviews for Barnes & Noble

      Part Time Book Seller Interview

      27 Feb 2024
      Anonymous employee
      New York, NY
      Accepted offer
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Barnes & Noble

      Interview

      The overall process was very simple considering other interviews I've done. I applied online through Barnes and Nobles website, and made sure to introduce myself to the manager the next day. He had a quick talk with me, and a few days later I get a call from the manager for a phone interview. It was very basic, a book lover could get the job easily. I had stuttered so much through the interview and was shaking, the manager told me over the phone I wouldn't get an answer till the following week, however I went into the store a day of two after to get a newly released book and he comes up to me and tells me that as long as my back ground check goes through okay the job is mine. I only had one phone interview and the longest wait was waiting for the back ground check to go through. I was not really asked about my experience much aside from one question about if I know how retail works and what the job entails, ect. Most of the questions were about books and why I wanted to work at the store plus how I knew the employee who had referred me.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What book have you recently read and why would you recommend it?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Why do you want to work here?
      2 Answers
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Barnes & Noble (New York, NY)

      Interview

      Pretty simple, they asked a lot of retail questions and how I would choose to create a personalized table to present new books. The hardest part is getting the interview in the first place

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Q: How would you deal with a customer coming up to you if you were in the middle of doing something else?
      Answer question

      Part Time Book Seller Interview

      4 Dec 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Barnes & Noble

      Interview

      Interview process was pretty straightforward. They asked me about my past experience and how I could apply that as a bookseller. They also took me through the store and had me analyze the displays and shelves, telling them what themes I saw. That was probably the hardest part.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What does literary fiction mean to you?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Sell your favorite book to a customer.
      Answer question

      Part Time Book Seller Interview

      16 Aug 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Barnes & Noble

      Interview

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Please pick out a book for a teenage girl who loves Fantasy and Scifi as a genre
      Answer question