Well-organized for a large company
Well-organized for a large company
Best Buy gives individual development teams a great amount of freedom as to how they accomplish their work. This allows them to stay up to date with modern technologies and methodologies.
I was very pleasantly surprised by the lack of bureaucratic headaches, given the size and age of the company.
After ending their Results-Only-Work-Environment experiment, the company seems hostile to the idea of hiring employees that work from home on a permanent basis.
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Best Buy Interview Experiences
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Too many interviews to actually get the job. I went through 4, and it took 5 months before they actually decided to hire me. Early on, one of the people who interviewed me was a new hire who had only been there 2 days. Seriously? You put a newbie ou
Engineer
Applied through the Best Buy jobs site. A recruiter contacted me within a few days. I essentially did an over-the-phone interview with her. She was extremely nice and helpful. After that, she said she would forward my resume to the hiring manager. I
Software Engineer (Internship)
I received an initial phone screening that had basic questions such as 'Why do you want to work for Best Buy?' The second round was about half an hour with senior engineers who asked me more behavioral questions and wanted me to go through my resume
Engineer
Richfield, Minnesota, United StatesNovember 16, 2014Too many interviews to actually get the job. I went through 4, and it took 5 months before they actually decided to hire me. Early on, one of the people who interviewed me was a new hire who had only been there 2 days. Seriously? You put a newbie ou
Engineer
Richfield, Minnesota, United StatesOctober 1, 2013Applied through the Best Buy jobs site. A recruiter contacted me within a few days. I essentially did an over-the-phone interview with her. She was extremely nice and helpful. After that, she said she would forward my resume to the hiring manager. I
Software Engineer (Internship)
Richfield, Minnesota, United StatesOctober 8, 2025I received an initial phone screening that had basic questions such as 'Why do you want to work for Best Buy?' The second round was about half an hour with senior engineers who asked me more behavioral questions and wanted me to go through my resume
