Half Price Books interview questions

They are very laid back and looking for someone who will contribute to the friendly and fun atmosphere. They asked things about what i read and what areas of the store i have interest in and a little bit about work experience. Mostly it seemed like they were trying to gage how id fit with the other employees and atmosphere.

I applied online TWICE for two different posted full time positions. I also applied in person at another location for a position that had not been posted yet. For the online applications, I received no notification that the job had been filled. After only 24-48 hours of it being posted. I only found out because I called. I had an interview on the spot at the location that I filled out a paper application. She seemed very encouraging that I would be getting another interview/notified when the position opened up. That was on a Wednesday. The position was posted Thursday night. The manager never called so I decided to call the following Tuesday. Oh, the position had already been filled. Not sure if they just hire friends of employees or what... But they are super distasteful when they cannot even notify that a position has been filled or even that you did not get an interview. I will not be applying again. Also just an FYI, since the positions are posted on so many sites online they get at the least around 500 applications that they don't event print out all of them. Thanks. Thanks a lot. That's why I was told to fill out an entire application BY HAND with short answer questions on it.