Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 días. Acudí a una entrevista en CarMax en oct 2009
Entrevista
Typical interview process with two groups of two high level (management) associates asking 10 questions. Cordial and was forthcoming with answers to questions asked. Looked like a great environment to work in. I was disappointed in the response I got from them. Took a week to finally get word back. A short e-mail from their corporate office basically saying "thanks, but no thanks" Would have been nice to get some feedback, but I assume they already had an internal candidate in mind and had to go through the motions for outsiders.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
I noticed you have a lot of experience in your field. So why did you not go the next step to be a store manager?
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 3 días. Acudí a una entrevista en CarMax en abr 2022
Entrevista
Applied online. An automated email arrived, asking me to complete an assessment. The assessment was 50% personality traits and 50% basic math. The HR recruiter reached out and scheduled a phone interview.
CarMax Buyers work a retail schedule that includes weekends and holidays. Buyers are required to work a 'rotating schedule' - some weeks it will be evenings and weekends, some weeks it will be days, or both.
Buyers are expected to available whenever CarMax schedules you with no scheduling predictivity. Therefore, do not plan on any other non-work activities which requires being able to plan a schedule more than a week or so in advance. Your time becomes their time 24/7 during store operating hours.
If your life includes scheduled activities outside of work - say, for instance, coaching your child's sports team after school - understand that you'll need to give that up in order to work here. Don't mention those activities during the interview if you hope to get hired.
One of the CarMax core values is 'Putting People First.' There seems to be a conflict between this stated public value and their scheduling expectations for staff members.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Questions were asked specific to my background, as well as the usual generic questions asked at interviews. (What was your greatest success.... Can you think of a time?) One might think they could come up with more original questions.
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en CarMax en dic 2021
Entrevista
Phone interview - Approx. 60 minutes asking about background, customer service experiences, and identifying why you would be a good fit. be ready to go into detail on customer service-related questions
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Explain in detail a negative situation with a customer and how you were able to turn it into a positive one.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en CarMax en feb 2020
Entrevista
About 4 weeks total
Simple application with several test and ability checks.
Followed by phone interview, asked "tell me about a time" questions
In person interview with several mangers of all levels all asking similar "tell me about a time you"
Very relaxed interview, almost no standard "tell me about yourself, what are your strengths and weaknesses" questions. Need to have real world "Managerial" experiences.
*Make sure all your application, phone, resume, and in person experience questions all are the same
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time you delt with a difficult client
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond
Tell me about a time you had to settle conflict between coworkers