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IKEA Overview

  • www.ikea.com
  • Hofheim am Taunus, Netherlands
  • 10000+ Employees
  • 1943
  • Company - Private
  • Home Furniture & Housewares Stores
  • Unknown / Non-Applicable

Founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 as a tiny Swedish mail-order catalog business, today IKEA is a global home furnishing brand that lives in the hearts of the many people. One of the world's top furniture retailers, IKEA sells Scandinavian-style home furnishings and other ...
Mission: To create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them”. We work hard to achieve quality at affordable ...

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IKEA Reviews

IKEA11482
3.9
73%
Recommend to a Friend
79%
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IKEA President and CEO Jesper Brodin
Jesper Brodin
1,638 Ratings
5.0
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"ikea sales"

25 Apr 2023 - Sales Associate in Dublin, Dublin
Recommends
Neutral Outlook
No Opinion of CEO

Pros

decent pay extra hours if asked

Cons

say theyre flexable but arent really
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IKEA Interviews

Experience
Positive76%
Negative11%
Neutral13%
Getting an Interview
Applied online82%
In Person6%
Employee Referral4%
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  1. Administrative Assistant Interview

    Anonymous Employee in Edmonton, AB
    Declined Offer
    Neutral Experience
    Average Interview

    Interview

    Introduce yourself - What role do you feel the administrative assistant serves in the office? - What software and office equipment are you proficient in using? -Tell me about a time you had to support a large team. Were you successful?
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IKEA Awards & Accolades

  • Forbes 2023 Canada's Best EmployersForbes2023
  • America's Best Large EmployersForbes2022
  • Best Place to Work for LGBT EqualityHuman Rights Campaign2022
  • Canada%27s%20Best%20Employers%20Forbes%202022
  • Forbes 2022 Canada's Best Employers for DiversityForbes and Statista2022

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Does IKEA offer massages?

...Amazing culture and people are super friendly, great food and free coffee, drinks and fruits...

8 March 2021

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Employees rate IKEA 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 11,482 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

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Overall, 73% of employees would recommend working at IKEA to a friend. This is based on 11,482 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

76% of job seekers rate their interview experience at IKEA as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at IKEA.

62% of employees think that IKEA has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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