Educator applicants have rated the interview process at lululemon with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Educator roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 1,261 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at lululemon overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at lululemon as a Educator according to 1,261 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 41%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 10%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at lululemon (New York, NY) in Jul 2012
Interview
I applied online on a Sunday night and by Wednesday I had received an email asking me to come in the following morning for a group interview. Having read the reviews here I already knew what to expect. There were 3 women from lululemon and 5 interviewees, all women. Most were in college or fresh out of college. We went around answering questions about what brought us to lululemon, our favorite way to sweat, and a short term and long term goal.
The same day as the interview, I received a second email asking if I could meet with two of the assistant managers the following morning. We met at a local Starbucks and chatted for the better part of an hour. I was told the manager was going out of town for the weekend, but that I should hear back on Tuesday. I did not hear back and after my email inquiry as to the status went unanswered I assumed they were not interested in hiring me. It seemed strange because of how quickly they pushed everything through, but possibly it was because the manager was about to leave and wanted everything settled quickly. Overall I think the policy of not telling you they aren't interested is unprofessional. A simple email saying "we've decided to go with another candidate" would have been sufficient.
first round was a group interview in store (more questions to identify your strengths/weaknesses and style), followed by a second round of individual interview with store manager for shortlisted candidates (more getting to know you)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time you solved a team conflict
standard strengths and weaknesses question
relevant past experience
why Lululemon
bring an object that describes you
sell me the object that you brought
Interview was a group interview, so there were multiple people at a time. The interviewer asked standard questions (past experience, why you are a good fit for the role, name a challenge you overcame, what are you hoping to get out of the role, etc.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time that you had to overcome a challenge.