Team Lead 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 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Team Lead roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 19 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 Team Lead according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 13%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Skills test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA in Jun 2015
Interview
The interview was about 1,5 hour. I was interviewed by team leader. They were very interested in getting to know you and asked basic questions about you, your live and experience. They ask about experience you haw had working with customers and solving problems and pose some hypothetical scenarios ro gauge your responses
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a situation where you had to be a team leader.
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (Naples) in Jan 2026
Interview
Colloquio di gruppo con prova tecnica e successivamente colloquio individuale. Molto stimolante e ben strutturato. Gli esperti Ikea sono molto disponibili e gentili. Ti mettono a proprio agio e ti ascoltano con attenzione. Uno dei colloqui più belli che io abbia mai fatto.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Chi, tra i candidati, durante la prova di gruppo, ti ha convinto?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Springvale) in May 2025
Interview
Interview with 2 person (both shopkeepers), normally one is the line manager one is the peer. If succeed, will have grandparents interview, which is the boss of the line manager (Sales manager)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please give a specific example how you drive the business (how you find a gap, how do you close it)
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA in Feb 2025
Interview
Phone screening 30 minutes long, then interview with manager 1 hour long, then grandfather interview 1 hour long. Questions are worded weirdly but interviewers are very easy to talk to.