Seasonal Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Ulta Beauty with 2.2 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 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Seasonal Sales Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ulta Beauty overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ulta Beauty as a Seasonal Sales Associate according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 10%
Other: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Silver Spring, MD) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interviewer called to schedule an interview from the generated site application. She gave a few times to select to meet after pre-screening on the phone.
The interviewer asked the questions in a more creative way than the typical questions on the Ulta career site, which threw me off a bit, and I had to rethink my answers.
She asked about the shade of gloss I had on, and unfortunately, it wasn't one from Ulta, but rather a generic brand from a beauty supply shop.
The process varied from that on the Ulta career portal, but was interesting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer gave scenarios and then asked questions. What could I do while in the position that could address the needs of the customer?
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Apopka, FL) in Sep 2025
Interview
It was great. The were very kind and straightforward oh and the kids loved them very much they just wanted to be friends and I was so happy to be able to be with them and I was very happy to be with you and I was happy to see you and I hope you have a good day and I
Took place in the back room office. Pretty basic questions like “why do you want to work for Ulta” “Tell me about your work history” “greatest strength/weakness” “tell me about a time you resolved a conflict at work” just answer truthfully and be yourself