Merchandise Associate applicants have rated the interview process at IKEA with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Merchandise Associate roles take an average of 15 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 Merchandise Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 38%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Philadelphia, PA) in Aug 2020
Interview
It was an online video interview with pre-loaded prompts that you have a certain amount of time to respond to. There was nobody on the other end, just the computer. The questions were pretty easy, mostly behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time that you had to navigate conflict with a customer.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IKEA
Interview
Filled out application online. After about a month received email from company stating they were interested and wanted to set up an in-person interview.
Interviewer was nice, friendly. Asked several typical/basic questions and provided good followup after each answer. Took about 15 minutes at most. Told would hear back soon.
Several days after interview, had to take drug test and agree to background check. Several more days later, received official offer.
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (Brooklyn, NY) in Jan 2019
Interview
I found the interviewing process to be very easy going and relaxing atmosphere. The interviewer was straight to the point and the interview was less than an half hour log. The interviewer was informative about the organizations and the daily operations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To describe a work related problem and how did I handle the situation.