Sales Manager applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Manager roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Manager according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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Friendly and open minded interviews by hiring manager and line manager, self introduction and questions from supervisors. Just be yourself. It takes almost an hour so better to prepare a long conversation.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IKEA (New York, NY) in May 2024
Interview
Had an initial phone call screening and was very bland, boring, involved only questions with no means to progress further in a conversation. Was ghosted after following up three times.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had an internal conflict with employees and how did you handle it?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IKEA (Dallas, TX) in Jul 2021
Interview
1st interview - over the phone, relatively easy questions if you have management experience.
2nd interview - Panel interview with more difficult questions about situational leadership, including alignment with company culture questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What values would you like to see in a leader and co-workers?