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IKEA interview - how long until a decision is made?
kitty123
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Hi,
A member of my family applied for an interior design job at IKEA a couple of months ago. She was invited for 2 interviews. The second interview was almost a month ago and she still hasn't been given a decision. She phoned about 10 days ago and was told "we are still considering the applications". It seems a ridiculous amount of time to wait.
She has obviously now assumed she has been unsuccesful - but surely they have to write and inform unsuccesful applicants.
Does anyone know if this is normal procedure for IKEA or is she wasting her time getting her hopes up?
A member of my family applied for an interior design job at IKEA a couple of months ago. She was invited for 2 interviews. The second interview was almost a month ago and she still hasn't been given a decision. She phoned about 10 days ago and was told "we are still considering the applications". It seems a ridiculous amount of time to wait.
She has obviously now assumed she has been unsuccesful - but surely they have to write and inform unsuccesful applicants.
Does anyone know if this is normal procedure for IKEA or is she wasting her time getting her hopes up?
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Hello. I joined IKEA ten years ago, and had the same issue. After about four months I had to say "Make a decision now, or forget about the whole thing" Miraculously, they called me about three hours afterwards, offering me a job. I left after two years. I did not have another job to go to. For legal reasons, I cannot discuss my time there.
Before working for them consider the following.
During the opening of the Riyadh (Saudi Arabia ) store, two customers were killed in the crush.
Last year, the Edmonton (London) store saw fights break out at their opening, and they had to shut the store after twenty five minutes.
That suggests a management that does not learn from experience.
I believe it is still not their policy to pay commision, regardless of how much business you put through.
Their managing director claimed in the Guardian that there was a 10% staff turnover in the company. the phrase 'Lies, damned lies, and statistics' comes to mind, and I would love to see how they arrive at that statistic, because it suggests the average length of service is ten years.
Chasing this job is of course your choice, but I have often found that the way you are dealt with during recruitment is a good indicator as to how you will be treated in employment."Don't critisise what people look like, how they speak, where they are from, and what they are called. They cannot help it.
Do critisise what they say, and what they do, especially if what they say is different to what they do. They can help that"
Anon
"Life is the three weeks and six days between paydays" - gerretl
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Thanks for the reply. I am not sure if this situation is quite the same.The interior design section is run by a seperate team.
If she doesn't hear in the next few days she will phone and demand to know what is going on0
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