CarMax Careers & Employment - Working at CarMax

President club is achievable and nice perks of having that

Takes forever to get promoted. They want you to take the step to ask them *I feel likes it's begging* to move up however when you do, there is apparently a waiting list. Remove all that and self promote more internal to the hard working associates that show the potential of adding and creating something beneficial to the company. Proper pay in departments and especially to their tendered associates that have been there for over 10 years. It's hard to find great individuals now and these days

Reasonable if you are president club but starting out you’ll be working a lot of nights and weekends

Very expensive warranty? For less than the cost of a bottled water per day out of a machine; you get 24/7 roadside assistance, loaner or rental reimbursement, and a max deductible of $300. That's cheap. I'm a rookie, but I sold 10 units my first month and 8.5 'warranties' aka MaxCare which is not a warranty but an extended service plan. Some consultants just do the minimal to get by in training and it shows when they get on the floor. This is not a job for lazy people, but it is a rewarding job if you sincerely like to help others meet a serious need in their life.

Yes, the sales associates are strictly commission except during training

I was recently hired In Vancouver, WA sales position is $16.25 and hour plus bonuses no commission. So if the whole team meets quota you all get a bonus.

Reasonable if you are president club but starting out you’ll be working a lot of nights and weekends

Monday-Sunday hours range from 8:30a to as late as 11:45pm. They tell you it’s rare that you’ll stay late but I haven’t been here a full 3 months yet and we’ve stayed closer to 11:45 most nights. Store Hours are 10a-9p

Retail is 8 to 5. Production varies 7 to 4, 7 to 5 or even 6 to 6.

Brief phone interview then an in person on site interview, once you start it is about 30 minutes for the questions. Following this you will do the sales exercise which is only about 10-15 minutes. If you do well they will have you wait and the GM will come grab you ask you a couple more questions and offer the job. From the time of my scheduled interview time it took about 1 hour and 45 minutes. I spent a good amount of time just talking to the GM though so it probably would’ve taken closer to and hour and 15-20 minutes total. Once you get the offer the drug screening and training video takes about 15-20 additional minutes.

The hiring process took about a week and a half

It varies store to store I got hired at a cross functional store and my starting hourly rate is $16.25 for training. I don’t know if this has gone up recently but minimum wage in Washington is currently $12 an hour and so this is a pretty significant boost in pay.