Company asks candidates to build IKEA furniture in interview

Assembling flat-pack furniture can be a true test of a person's patience, and one company is using the much-dreaded task to assess potential hires. 

Unflatpack is holding a competition where potential candidates are asked to assemble an IKEA two drawer Malm against the clock, according to Get Reading.

IKEA’s flat-pack assembling service provider, Unflatpack, is seeking applicants at its ‘Flat-Pack Furniture Assembly Speed Trial’ who have had at least a year’s experience in assembling furniture.

Their Technical Director, Denver Thornton, says: “Our ideal candidate will be able to build most items of IKEA flat-pack with little need for instructions, but if you have over a year's commercial experience then we want you to come down to the roadshow and talk to me.