Food Server 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 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Food Server roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Food Server according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at IKEA (Wednesfield, England) in Feb 2015
Interview
Long winded group interview. Also very unprofessional staff as they were discussing with potential candidates, the ikea workforce and who they knew which is a clear breach of confidentiality! Didn't have the decency to phone candidates to let them know whether they were successful or not.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at IKEA (Alcorcón) in Jun 2025
Interview
Grupal con actividades interactivas e individual con preguntas personales muy diversas de forma que te siente super cómodo en todo momento esta super divertido y aprendes mucho sobre la empresa y diversas cosas que te hacen reflexionar , no es para todo el mundo
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Donde trabajabas antiguamente antes de hacer la entrevista
It was aii, and they asked me about food safety procedures. Make sure you know about the risks of food contamination and when to change gloves. I enjoyed the interview.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IKEA (Tempe, AZ) in Oct 2019
Interview
Very friendly and professional, also gave small tour of the food areas, and explained very well how schedules worked and hours will hours and typical work day and what is required to have