I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Uniqlo (Berlin) in Nov 2024
Interview
I got invited to the in-person assessment centre in Berlin where there were approximately 22 other candidates. The first part was a presentation from a former UMC and the COO of Germany, very insightful. Thereafter there was a group session where we were given a business case study to discuss and come up with solutions. I would highly advise that you speak up during this session and visibly lead the group, those were the ones picked for the next round which was in-person interviews right after. The in-person interview was in German and was basic general HR questions.
After the interview, I received a feedback call where they expressed that I did not have the required language level, when I asked for further insight regarding the interview the caller responded with "I don’t know what you want to hear, but your interview was just not wow"—which felt dismissive and lacking in empathy. I did bring this up by sending an email to the talent acquisition team and I hope they improve on their feedback procedure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
, Why Uniqlo? Why UMC? What is your interaction with Uniqlo products? A challenge you faced as a leader?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Uniqlo (Hong Kong)
Interview
1 HR and 4 candidates in one online meeting room.
HR is a very typical Japanese polite style, which is very polite on the surface, but actually very perfunctory. HR will ask a lot of questions about those who are interested in them, and those who are not interested are even too lazy to listen, and are in a daze or looking down at their mobile phones when the candidate answers. There is only one clear answer to the candidate. They even refute the candidates.
So you can know whether you can enter the second round interview on the spot by looking at the HR attitude. However, I heard that although UMC has a relatively high salary, the actual workload is very large, very hard working, and I don't know if it is good or bad to have no offer.
Online assessment with math and deductive reasoning, then HR screening, then HR interview, followed by an In-Store Trial half-day experience that was more interactive, finishing with a Final Interview with senior executives
I applied online. I interviewed at Uniqlo (Singapore)
Interview
Double interview where it was 2 interviewers on 2interviewees, I had friendly interviewers who asked many questions from business operations to customer management. Need to wear business formal attire. Good and efficient process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked questions like where do u see yourself in this career progression chart in the future? What does this 2 words mean to you “fast” “retailing”.
UMC Uniqlo Manager Candidate applicants have rated the interview process at Uniqlo with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for UMC Uniqlo Manager Candidate roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 33 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 Uniqlo Manager Candidate according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Phone interview: 5%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 3%
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