Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Build-A-Bear with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Build-A-Bear overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Build-A-Bear as a Assistant Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (Alpharetta, GA) in Jul 2025
Interview
Disorganized. The lady was snacking on cheez itz right before the interview. Did not even take the time to settle into the interview but jumped right in with questions that did not pertain to my role. Said she did not have my resume when I provided it upon applying. Even asked what role I applied for as if she didn’t even pay attention to my application. Proceeded to tell me that despite my religion I would not be able to take Sunday mornings off when several other people would be able to work Sunday mornings and I could just come in later. Then for the cherry on top, she was talking about me without knowing I was standing right behind to her to one of her employees. The employee had to say “she’s behind you”.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear (London, England) in Dec 2023
Interview
Overall pretty straightforward. It was a 1-2-1 interview with the store manager. At the end of the first stage you need to fill out an online personality test so that BABW can better understand your viewpoints on certain topics. The 2nd stage was video interview with the District Manager. Both were friendly and easy going.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Build a Bear?
Describe a how you have dealt with poor staff performance?
What KPI's have you worked with?
I applied online. I interviewed at Build-A-Bear in Dec 2023
Interview
Sat down with 2 managers in the business, and asked questions alongside my CV, how my experience pertains to the job and a fairly informal conversation was had for the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An experience of conflict that I encountered and how I resolved it