Retail Operations Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Ulta Beauty with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Operations Manager roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Retail Operations Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 46%
Phone interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Drug test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Arlington, VA) in Jan 2018
Interview
Interviewed with the general manager. Interview was typical, not hard at all. The questions were easy. It was more of a conversational interview, which should make you feel more comfortable. A couple weeks later I had to do an interview with the district manager.
Phone interview conducted with general manager. Thorough questions were asks such as why I felt I qualified for the job and what diversity and leadership opportunities I had experienced in previous jobs.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Roseville, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
Process was fast.
Put app through online and got a call within a few days.
Interview was about 30 minutes to an hour depending on what an you can speak about in your experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to make difficult decision and what was the outcome.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Columbia, MO) in Sep 2020
Interview
They called me a week after I applied for the position. When I showed up to the interview they said they already filled the position and tried to convince me for a merchandising role that I didn’t apply for. I thought that was unprofessional and the The GM’s first interview question was so how much do you want to get paid!? before I had a chance to introduce myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your management style? How do you sell products to customers? Tell me about a situation where you had to solve a problem.