I applied in-person. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Houston, TX) in Dec 2015
Interview
Took four weeks to wrap up the process but it was worth the wait. Genuinely excited to invite me aboard once they decided. I did a total of 4 interviews one over the phone and 3 in person, one with another GM, a Area Supervisor and lastly the District Manager. All completely different but very detailed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of scenario questions and questions about my background and experience
Online & ghosted there’s a very quick start in the beginning but then after the first interview, I was completely ghosted and I emailed twice with zero communication back, the interviewer was very kind and polite, but the frustration was all through the lack of communication
The Interview with district manager and then one other dm , one was in person and rte other virtually over the phone on teams. Each interview was about an hour
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Indianapolis, IN)
Interview
Three interviews, with three different people. 1st with recruiter, 2nd with DM, final with Regional. Each interviewer has a different segment to ask so the same questions aren’t being asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked a lot about leadership style, competencies,etc.
General Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Ulta Beauty with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for General Manager roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 74 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 General Manager according to 74 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 15%
Drug test: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 1%
Group panel interview: 0%
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