I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Naperville, IL) in Jan 2017
Interview
The process was slow and painful (although their recruiting staff are excellent to work with!). I had to repeatedly call them and ask for status and progress. I studied the business model and operational processes prior to the interview. When I offered technology solutions to their current operational challenges (that I've worked with clients to deploy) there was silence in the interview. Ultimately they chose to go with another candidate to backfill & KTLO.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Oceanside, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
First intwrview had about 15 technical questions they were reading off of a 2 page paper.
I then met with the hiring manager for a second interview and again they read off of a paper asking lots of technical questions with a little selling excersise at the end.
I waited one week without a response after the second interview. I had called for an update to be told the hiring manager was out for the week and i should get a response next week. I never heard anything after that after wasting my time. This company left a bad taste in my mouth
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty
Interview
3 sets of interviews! First one is your store general manager , another stores general manager. Then the district manager.
All three interviews are on different sets of skills or parts of the business. Core job responsibilities, culture , and leadership are all different sets of questions they will ask you. The interviews are solo interviews with just the person who is interviewing you
3 part interview with both managers and regional manager. Both Managers went over role expectations and were very clear about what the job entails. I checked back in and they kept me in the loop the whole time. Very fast paced and motivated