I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty in Dec 2012
Interview
1 phone interview with the salon manager recruiter, a personality test, and then a face to face interview with a different recruiter (not sure what her exact title was but she seemed to know the hair biz) I have been a stylist for almost 10 years and have not had a "real" interview in at least that long so for obvious reasons I was especially nervous during the phone interview. Much more comfortable with the physical interview. Both of the women that I interviewed with were very pleasant and nice, professional and they seem to know exactly the type of person that will fit this position. I interviewed for the salon manager position at a new location that will be opening and found out a few days after the final interview that my husband got a promotion and they are transferring him to another state. I looked at the careers section on the ulta website and actually found that an ulta less than 15 miles from our new location is looking for a Salon Manager! I am in the process of interviewing with the GM at that location. With this being such a busy time of year it has been hard for us to get a chance to talk more in depth. At this point I am not sure of my status. I figure that since I have had 2 interviews with corporate and the GM at this new store I am interviewing for, they have an interest in myself and what I can offer to the company. I have nothing but good things to say about each of the 3 woman I have spoken with. They all seem to be passionate and happy with their careers at ulta.......Fingers, eyes, and toes crossed for me ;)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
the most unexpected questions were in the first of the 2 online personality quizes. example: "I have been in my share of trouble." do you...strongly agree...agree... neutral/neither....disagree ..... strongly disagree. Well.....everyone will have a different view of trouble based on many factors- religious beliefs, how and where they lived. The morals and values of the people that were close to them....etc....so many different factors here.
to that question I think I answered "agree" I'm 35 now and when I look back at my late teens and into my 20s.....yeah, I was in what I think was 'my share of trouble" Ive never been in any legal trouble. Didint really do anything illegal . I did go out alot with my friends and many times worried my mother to death and other times made her really angry. Ive done things i am not proud of and things I wish I could go back and undo or redo. But, isnt this how it is for every single person on earth? Hasnt everyone been in "their share of trouble"? from their perspective or someone elses? I kill a spider without question. To 1 person I may seem like a hero...to another a vicious monster. ...that is my extended version . The interviews with actual people were very pleasant and after the initial phone interview ( i was so nervous!) I did and still am enjoying this enterview process :)
I applied online. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Tinley Park, IL)
Interview
It was a very easy interview. Manager asked very basic questions. I thought I'd done extremely well. She asked me to call her back and let her know what my schedule was going to be like, since I had not registered for college classes yet. I followed up with her the next day, and she said she'd let her boss know. However, her boss never called me for a second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time you had to deal with a difficult customer.
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Fort Lauderdale, FL) in Oct 2012
Interview
I filled out an online application at 1 A.M. and got a call the next afternoon to set up an interview. It was a group interview.General Manager conducted interview and Presige Manager sat in and had a mini interview after.A lot of questions about examples of bad and good customer service. Received a call before noon from the manager a few days later (I missed the call) called him back around 2P.M. and was told he left for the day. I called him back early afternoon the next day and was treated rudely.He said he had called to offer me a position,but he couldn't talk now and I had to wait for him to call (sounded so sarcastic but I don't know the guy) I tried to find out when he was going to call and he said oh maybe next week....never heard back.Don't really want to work for an unprofessional, overly emotional person. The Prestige Manager was professional and really nice. The rest of the staff seemed nice too. Seems like a fun environment to work in...normally. Also since its not in a mall there is plenty of parking and easy access for employees. Hint dress code is all black -you can have a white tank peeking out.