I applied online. I interviewed at CarMax in Dec 2021
Interview
They send you math and personality tests to take, and if you get a high enough score on that, you have a 15 min phone screen with someone from HR. Then there is a phone case interview. It was tricky because they give you all of the information over the phone during the interview, so you can't really prepare. The whole thing was very impersonal. They seem more concerned with being able to do mental math than reasoning ability and getting to know you.
I applied for the position online and later got the reach out from HR. I did an interview online with a business analyst for about 1 hour. I didn't pass this interview, so I didn't know the process after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is a math question about buying land to build a new store. The question involves a lot of numbers, and you need to calculate and choose the land that will benefit the company the most.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CarMax (Richmond, VA) in Feb 2024
Interview
1-hour behavioral and case interview with an analyst. Then a virtual super day. The behavioral questions are quite basic. The case however takes most of the 1 hour time. Felt like I aced the case but was sent a rejection email at 3:40 am the next Saturday. When I asked for feedback, they told me they were unable to provide feedback due to policy.
I applied through university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at CarMax in Oct 2022
Interview
First, 1 hour phone interview with a senior in the field. She asked me about a dataset that I have worked that was used to solve a business problem. Asked my about variables and what I did. After this, we did a case together that was about figuring which land to purchase for a new carmax store location. Overall, the case wasn't as hard at others (like capital one) but the wording was confusing and there were a lot of numbers, which messed me up. After this, the interviewer asked basic behavioral questions about teamwork.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were 2 pieces of land in question and if purchased today the price of the land was at a 40% discount. If purchased tomorrow, then the given price is at a 50% premium. Figure out the prices if bought today vs tomorrow.