I sent in my resume and was emailed back asking for a phone interview of around 30 mins. There was a simple online form with available times and they were very responsive to my emails in order to find a time that worked best for both of us.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA in Jun 2013
Interview
sent in application, was emailed within 3 days for a phone interview, then after had a background investigation which lasted about 2-3 weeks, then had an interview with department manager, then finally met with team leads who offered me the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you work with someone who is culturally different from you?
Smaland applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 2.5 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 Smaland roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Smaland according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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