Is it hard to get a job at Big Lots?

The interview process is standard, with an interview with a store manager following the submission of an online application. The time that an online application is submitted to a new employee's first day of work is typically less than two weeks.

Big Lots' dress code requires that employees wear a company logo shirt and jeans. Tattoos, body piercings, and varying hair colors are also permitted as long as they are not offensive to customers.

Big Lots employs over 36,000 US employees, with nearly 70% being part-time workers. The company does provide health benefits to its full-time employees, and everyone at the company receives an employee discount on merchandise.

Part-time retail workers have a turnover rate of nearly 81%. Big Lots provides part-time employment opportunities to over two-thirds of its workforce. As a result, there is constant turnover and the need to fill multiple openings at the company quickly.