I applied through other source. I interviewed at IKEA (Burbank, CA) in Sep 2017
Interview
It was at a hiring event, ob fair, sign-in, wait to be called by interviewer, One-on-one, face to face. I was one of the last people to arrive but they were very accommodating.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Live Oak, TX) in Jun 2019
Interview
It was a hiring event I had an invite to but they were taking in walk-ins as well. I went through a screening process with one person who looked over my resume and asked basic question like what position I was interested in and my availability. Then I went on to interview with someone else who asked questions like why I want to work with IKEA and what I would do in difficult situations. I went home and was offered the position about two weeks later.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Tampa, FL) in May 2019
Interview
-Started with a simple phone interview (`15 mins)
-Next was a in person interview with two team leaders (`30 mins)
-Then a follow up call stating if you were accepted or not
-Offer Email
-And finally, several follow up emails for stuff to fill out
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
A time where you did something that was not expected of you?
Merchandising Basics applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Merchandising Basics roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Merchandising Basics according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
Drug test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
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