UMC Candidate applicants have rated the interview process at Uniqlo with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for UMC Candidate roles take an average of 58 days to get hired, when considering 45 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Uniqlo overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Uniqlo as a UMC Candidate according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 22%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Phone interview: 6%
Drug test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Uniqlo (Singapore)
Interview
The stages:
1. Company talk
2. Online tests (logical/numerical)
3. Group interview (about 10 mins per person?)
4. Internship (2-day store internship)
5. Individual interview with country CEO + COO
The process began in early Feb and ended in late March / early April for me.
Will be starting work in a few weeks' time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Uniqlo? Why the retail industry? Why do you want to manage a store?
What's your plan in 5 years time? Where do you see yourself in Uniqlo in the long run?
What is your understanding of the UMC program? What do you think you will be doing when you start your job here?
Have you led a team before? Tell me about your leadership experience.
Are you willing to do the basics and interact with customers?
What do you think are the challenges that you would face, and how would you overcome them?
From the 2-day internship, what are the challenges that you faced / think you might face in the future?
How do you feel about working overseas e.g. Japan?
Interview process was firstly Screening test --> then it was HR group interview --> progress to Interview w/ store managers + an HR manager --> In-store trial (half day) if you make it through all the above.
Overall positive. The pre-screen was easy. The assessment was very challenging but the online interview was very easy cuz you’ll be interviewing with ai and it only took like 1-2 minutes with a very general question
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think is the challenging part of UMC role
Interviewees go in 2 at a time. Interviewers were friendly and took turns asking questions. Sometimes they asked the same question to both interviewees. They spent some time after the interview to explain the career progression process and answer questions.