I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (San Antonio, TX) in Dec 2018
Interview
Applied online and got an email the next day showing IKEA’s interest. Scheduled a phone interview mid-December and ended up having it a week early. Moved onto to schedule an in-person interview a few days later. On that day, I showed up early to find the assigned interviewer had already gone home so another sales manager interviewed me. From the start we couldn’t communicate easily and he didn’t bother to write down any notes or answers to the questions. We were in a room talking for over an hour and it seemed to be going fine. If I didn’t seem like the “best fit” for the job, it would have been more convenient to cut it short and send me on my way. It’s very misleading and a waste of time. Would not re-apply.
I was interviewed by two people. They were very friendly and it was quite informal. They gave me plenty of time to ask my own questions. Overall, it was about as pleasant as an interview could be.
Round 1:
-Getting to know you type of questions
-Situation type of questions and how would you handle them
Round 2:
-Getting to know you
-Why do you want to work at ikea
-Questions for them
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was the time you are dealing with a difficult customer and how did you resolve it
Phone screening, then In person interview, basic questions, then drug test and phone screening. Overall took two weeks from start to finish, but you have to get a drug test