I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA
Interview
Very cozy experience, they take you into a room with Ikea furniture and make you feel comfortable. I had an int. with the direct sup. and the hr person. Asked your basic questions, Im coming from a non traditional retail environment so they asked a lot of questions pertaining to could I do retail.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IKEA
Interview
I had two interviews. The first, I had to prepare a swot analysis for, and the second was more of a standard interview. They seemed to like that I focused on small details within the department rather just the wider IKEA image.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a situation you've had feedback you weren't expecting an how you reflected on it
There were three interviews, one with human resources, one with future manager, and one with manager's manager. Regular kind of interview questions. I would recommend looking up the Ikea values they love that
3 long interviews. Values based. Do your research on the company. Customer focused profit and cost driven. Keen to fast track. Many training programmes, show a keenness to progress. Team work. Research sweedishness.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your personal values, what IKEA values do you relate to. Understanding of profit and loss. Demonstrate a time you saved money/ costs ie Cost conscious