I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IKEA (Reading, England) in May 2018
Interview
Got invited to the store had group activities, had to take a photo of a my favourite room (living room)
1: describe why you choose this as your favourite room and 1 thing you would change about it.
2. Choose a ikea product as a group then presented back to assessors
3. ikea values, rate the top 5.
then individual interview with general supervisors/ managers- and did availability form.
But Ikea decline Indians/ Asians.
I applied through university. I interviewed at IKEA (Bengaluru) in Jun 2026
Interview
It was an exclusive interview with people invited from two colleges. The number of applicants was over 25. We had basic introductions, a GD and an interview afterwards. My interviewers were polite though same was not the case for other people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sell them one of the articles, Work background, Origins/birthplace and also family details.
Self Introduction,
Ask about experience of customer service (give an example how to satisfy customer need and make them happy), your current home furnishing and improvement , idea of team work