Sales Co-Worker applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Co-Worker roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 40 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IKEA overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IKEA as a Sales Co-Worker according to 40 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Drug test: 20%
Background check: 18%
Phone interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at IKEA (Winnipeg, MB) in Apr 2016
Interview
- group interview
- we were partnered into pairs and we had to interview & present our partner's answers to the basic questions (name, why ikea, which value they connect with the most, an interesting fact)
- afterwards, we waited in the room until our name was called for the one-on-one interview the same day
- everyone was super nice, and not intimidating at all. they made you feel like they want you to work there, rather than vice versa
- got an email the next day saying I didn't get the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one quality about yourself a customer will take away from their experience with you?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IKEA (Bengaluru) in Jun 2026
Interview
It was an exclusive interview with people invited from two colleges. The number of applicants was over 25. We had basic introductions, a GD and an interview afterwards. My interviewers were polite though same was not the case for other people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sell them one of the articles, Work background, Origins/birthplace and also family details.
Self Introduction,
Ask about experience of customer service (give an example how to satisfy customer need and make them happy), your current home furnishing and improvement , idea of team work