Interior Design Co-worker applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 3.3 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 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Interior Design Co-worker roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Interior Design Co-worker according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Glasgow, Scotland) in Jun 2019
Interview
I applied online and I was invited to do a video interview. 3 weeks later I was invited to a 1-1 interview. The video interview was relaxed and informal, only lasted a few minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which is your favorite room in a home? Why do you want to work for IKEA? 3 words your best friend would use to describe you? your favorite IKEA product and why?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Croydon, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
They have asked for a pre interview task in which they have asked to design a house for a client then face to face interview happened at the store in which they first explained the role then started asking for behavioural questions and in the end they asked me to give presentation of pre interview task.
After submitting a resume and cover letter on the IKEA website Had a phone interview, then 2 additional in-person interviews with 2 different managers. Make sure to bring a portfolio or photos of your design work or projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to solve a problem on your toes
The interview process is a multi-stage process for hiring new employees. The interview process typically includes the following steps: writing a job description, posting a job, scheduling interviews, conducting preliminary interviews, conducting in-person interviews, following up with candidates and making a hire
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Ikea? ...
Why should I hire you? ...
What is your greatest strength? ...
What is your greatest weakness?