Internship applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Internship according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I submitted an application through their site, the ad was posted on LinkedIn. They send an invitation over email after submitting the application on LinkedIn. After the interview I got an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in this specific position? how does your background fit in this position?
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (Genoa) in Feb 2026
Interview
Several stages of the selection process.
A video interview on Hirevue, a call with a recruiter, and finally a group assessment day followed by an interview with a manager via Teams.
Unfortunately, they chose another candidate, but it was still a rewarding experience.
Inizio con chiamate con personale HR, esame excel online da completare e mandare e in seguito colloquio con manager di un'ora. Molto veloce per selezione, durata 2 o 3 settimane max
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (Italy) in Mar 2025
Interview
I had a video interview for an internship opportunity at IKEA with preloaded questions and definite time given for each question to record answers like in a video format. There were around 6-7 questions including personality based, technical, related to company knowledge and one time - problem design type of question which I supposed to think and answer in few minutes given
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
What do you know about IKEA