I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (Merriam, KS) in Jul 2016
Interview
Phone screening first and, upon passing, a face to face interview. Background and criminal check is administered by a thrid party and can be a little ridiculous on amount of time and level of verification. Second interview is generally for paperwork/job offer/mouth swab drug test. Entire process can easily take a month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle situations where a coworker might do something differently than you were trained?
As they were opening a new store and interviewing thousands of people this might be different
We were taken into a room with around 50 applicants and interviewers sitting around in pairs. Each applicant was allocated an interviewer then tried to find somewhere to sit. The interviewer asked 5 questions to assess the applicants personality and took notes. There were also some questions about availability and ideal work hours.
The interviewer was very friendly and talked about their experience with the company
I applied online. I interviewed at IKEA (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Interview questions were read off a sheet. Mostly behavior questions. Asked if I liked my former bosses. I met with 2 of the managers for restaurant/bistro. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay for long because of school. But I would come back if there was a better opportunity there for me now.