I found a position listed on the IKEA careers page for Bloomington, MN that I was interesting. I applied for the position because I have extensive experience assembling complex IKEA projects (i.e. 100+ PAX closets) and was interested in assembling items for the store, inspections of display items, and working with returned / damaged items. I submitted an application, resume, and cover letter through the IKEA careers website. The process was quick and easy. Part of the application process was identifying which days (AM, PM, Overnight) you were available to work. I selected Monday - Friday days, I was not interested in evenings and weekends. A week later I received an email from an IKEA recruiter asking to setup an initial phone screen. The call was scheduled for 15 minutes but didn't last more than 10 minutes. The recruiter said something to the effect of I have plenty of experience for the position and he wanted to proceed with setting up an in-person meeting with the department manager. They scheduled an interview with two department managers. A week later I had my scheduled in-person meeting at the IKEA store in Bloomington, MN. I only met with one of the two managers scheduled to meet with me. The very first thing I was asked to do was to fill out a sheet indicating my availability. When the manager saw my response, she explained that the role required regular evenings and weekends. I was pretty annoyed because I had provided a very clear response in the application phase to this question - they should have caught this before the 1st interview... I asked how much the position was paying per hour since the recruiter didn't disclose the wage and I couldn't find any information online. $13.00 per hour starting. Then the manager said something to the effect of, "The job description you applied for isn't what we are hiring for. We tried to get the IKEA recruiters to change it but they didn't. The position doesn't do regular display assemblies and quality control inspections of displays, we already have those positions filled. We are hiring for someone to sift through the returns, help package, assemble, or dispose of them. Sorry for the confusion, maybe you should consider a different role in IKEA." I politely told the manager that a combination of the wage, required hours, and that the interview was for a different position than I had even applied for that I wasn't interested in proceeding with the interview. Very disappointing that IKEA felt it was OK to completely waste my time by not reviewing my application (availability), screening me for a position that they weren't even hiring for, and not canceling an in-person interview with a candidate that clearly (based on the specific cover letter and experience) wasn't going to be interested in a part-time returns processing associate.