I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (New York, NY) in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied online and was contacted a few days later to come in for an interview. It was a group interview with three other girls and two interviewers. It was held in the back supply room so there were a lot of distractions and different conversations going on, which caused the two interviewers to not really pay attention to anything we were saying. The questions were fairly standard but they didn't allow everyone to answer. It seemed like they were in a rush so they kind of just flew through the process. It lasted about 30 minutes and they asked all four of us if we could stay and chat with the GM because they liked all of us. So we were left to roam the store. I thought things went well based on the fact that they literally said they liked all of us, so when they told me to come back to the supply room and I didn't meet with the GM like they said I would, I knew I wasn't going to get the job. Instead I was basically asked the exact same questions as before by the exact same interviewer and during that time we were interrupted twice, and the interviewer didn't even let me finish half of my answers. After that pointless 2 minute "second interview" he told me he would get in touch with me in two weeks and to NOT call for a follow up at all. Well, it's been three weeks and no contact from them. I knew I didn't get it the second I went back and didn't meet the GM, but seriously at least try to treat the people your interviewing with respect and actually listen to their answers instead of cutting them off and wasting their time. Even if by some miracle I get a job offer from them, I wouldn't even consider accepting because the entire process was very unprofessional and uninviting.
You're asked about your previous work experience and if you have any transferrable skills to contribute to the workplace. Personality alignment and foreign languages were mentioned as well. They asked me about scheduling preferences and gave me a date for training.
A couple of technical and behavioral questions, overall a smooth process. Share you experiance in sales and passion for helping others in the beauty world. good luckgood luckgood luckgood luckgood luckgood luck
Straight-forward. One in person one on one interview with a manager. Short process and the manager was friendly. This was during the seasonal hiring time so I started working ASAP.
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Beauty Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Ulta Beauty with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Beauty Advisor roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 749 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 Beauty Advisor according to 749 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Group panel interview: 16%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 7%
Phone interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 3%
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