The hiring process at Powell's Books takes an average of 14 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Warehouse Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Warehouse Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
10 person group interview. 10 applicants and one employee asks a question, and then everyone goes around and answers. Mostly related to your sales experience.
Some people talk forever and it gets easy to lose focus of what your answer will be.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do when a customer was unhappy with their service and wanted a refund/comp?
Received email asking for initial zoom call, talked to HR coordinator, called me back for a second interview with the HR lead, got email later that week offering me the job
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Powell's Books (Portland, OR) in Sept 2020
Interview
Group interview to start out, asked pretty basic questions as it was an entry level job. It was for a temporary holiday position, so the interview was likely not as in depth as one for a full time permanent position.