Design Manager applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 3.5 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 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Manager roles take an average of 30 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 Design Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Pasay, Pasay) in Feb 2020
Interview
Initial HR screening asking for basic information and alignment on the CV information, Then direct manager interview followed by grandfather interview. Lastly was a panel interview with the direct stakeholders. After which you will be informed if your application is successful or not.
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (Brooklyn, NY) in Oct 2020
Interview
Applied online, then a quick phone interview. The HR person set up a chat with two senior managers (zoom.) It became apparent that although the position was titled "Design Manager" and the HR person had a similar understanding to my own, the two senior managers who were going to be actually running the store had a completely different understanding of the position. The position was just a junior store manager and had little to nothing to do with design, designers, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your visual merchandising design philosophy?