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Find your summer job at IKEA

We are always looking for new talents who want to kickstart their career at IKEA. The warmer season is (finally) coming, and this means you can apply for our summer jobs!

We offer you a great place to work, with a lot of individual responsibillity and opportunities, we promise that you will have fun along the way improving your skills, make lasting connections, and have a summer to remember! 

Two IKEA co-workers getting coffee.

Experience can come in many forms

When we recruit for our summer jobs, we look beyond your CV. We know that life experience can be as valuable as work experience in shaping your skills and strengths – and whatever your talents, we can nurture them.

Maybe you want to serve meatballs to hungry guests in the restaurant, helping customers to plan their new kitchen or you are a master of truck driving or finding solutions that makes our customers happy.

Find out what it's like to work with us

Many reasons to work for IKEA

At IKEA we have a clear purpose and a strong inclusive culture. We challenge our co-workers to grow, both within and beyond current roles and experiences.

We encourage and support co-workers to develop and take on new challenges along the way. There are countless of job opportunities around the world within our big IKEA community. Plus, co-workers at IKEA have access to several great benefits like co-worker discount. These are some of many reasons to work for IKEA!

Find out what it's like to work with us

Let us tell you a little bit about the summer job recruitment process.

How great that you're eager to start your career and join our team. Do you have the job ad in front of you? Simply click "Apply now" and you're on your way. Let's do this together, we'll scroll down and check it out.

  • Create your profile. Perfect, let’s start. We will ask a couple questions to you regarding how we can contact you. And remember, everything will be saved for you if you apply for another job as well.
  • Upload your resume.The time has come to upload your resume, so we can learn more about your previous work experience, education, or other qualifications you might have.
  • Answer some questions in text. Take your time to answer some questions regarding your availability during the summer. Which working hours and parts of the summer are you available? These answers are important for us.
  • Answer some questions by recording yourself. In this step you will get the chance to present yourself. You will receive a link by mail to the video questions, you can use whatever device you prefer to make your recording. If you have any problem, just let us know! And remember, we recruit people, not resumes. Be yourself, we are curious to find out who you are.
  • Finally, we meet – it’s time for your interview! If you have come this far, it’s finally time to meet! In this step you will probably meet your future manager. Keep an eye on your inbox and mobile phone, we will send you and email or give you a call. If you do not proceed in the process this time, we will inform you by mail. However, we still hope that you apply for another job in the future!
  • Congratulations – you got the job! You will be invited to sign the contract and decide on your starting date. We hope you are as excited as we are, welcome onboard!

Are you curious about summer jobs at IKEA?

At IKEA we have countless of job opportunities. We’re pretty sure you will find your perfect job match. We'll be surprised if you don't. We are curious to find out more about you. Take some time to explore our current available jobs and submit your application today!

See all available summer jobs