The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Uniqlo in Dec 2011
Interview
Sat through an hour-long presentation about the company by two talent recruiters. The group of 10+ was broken up into two groups. I was put into group number 2 so I had an hour to spare inside the store asking Store Managers about their experience during training. At the end of the hour, our group came back to do the interview with the two talent recruiters. The recruiters no longer seemed nice and got a little more serious. They barely paid attention while you talked. The questions asked were like "Tell me about a difficult conversation you had to initiate in the workplace", "What kind of animal would you be?” "A time you created an idea in the workplace that changed how business was ran" and "Why do you want to work for Uniqlo?" If you are not afraid to speak in front of multiple people and can quickly respond to questions then you will do just fine. Just show that your passionate about that company and that you show your potential.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell me about a difficult conversation you had to initiate in the workplace
Online Application
Group Assessment
I got rejected with a very generic email after the group assessment because they supposedly chose to go for another candidate whose qualifications matched the position a bit more closely.
The website mentions a training in Japan. This won't happen according to the HR officers. The training will take place in the location you will eventually get to chose if you're hired. There is no extra training in Japan.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The second stage after the online application is a group assessment in their offices. There were no one-to-one interviews or questions asked directly to the candidate, which was rather disappointing. There was no chance to talk about our experiences, credentials and motivations. The "interview" was simply a presentation of Uniqlo (which is basically all the information you can find in their annual reports) and a group activity. The group activity revolved around a store failing case. The group had about half and hour to discuss the factors and elaboate solutions.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Uniqlo in Jan 2014
Interview
The interview was a group interview, about 12 people in total. They had us split in two groups where we looked over a case study (A struggling Uniqlo Store in Chicago) and what needed to be done to fix it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would be the first thing you would do in the store?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Uniqlo (New York, NY) in Dec 2013
Interview
Long process many interviews. A lot of questions asked. Phone interview, skype, group panel, role playing. The role playing was really tricky. You have to figure out the best scenarios for the store. Be prepared to be there long.