I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2012
Interview
In person interview. Asked basic questions about my interest in cosmetics and hair care. Described Ulta's "mission" and walked me around the store and salon. Introduced me to current employees and allowed me to ask questions. Was a bit awkward because clients were being serviced in the salon. The open floor concept is not very attractive as a guest. I also found the back rooms uncomfortable to work through as it was small and un organized. They did state that there is a constant transition of employees. Which left me wondering what causes them to leave. I was in Highschool and didn't know better to not accept a job offer that has large turn over. I learned very quickly why associates left.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What cosmetic lines are you familiar with? What is your favorite cosmetic product, and why? -- After answering they followed up with.. "I am new to this product, pretend I am a customer and sell it to me.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty
Interview
I met with the general manager and talked primarily about my past work experience and how that helped me learn and prepare for this role. There was one other person there and we were asked both individual and group questions.
It was professional and courteous and fast and it was thoughtful . Occurred on time and I was able to ask questions of the manager about the job and also to learn details of the job
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (South Plainfield, NJ) in Feb 2025
Interview
really simple and straightforward. The person who interviewed me was really nice and we just talked like normal. They just asked questions like are you planning on being here for long or just a short period of time and just questions about you,
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Ulta Beauty with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 90 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 Sales Associate according to 90 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Group panel interview: 12%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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