What is your availability? This position requires a flexible schedule as we rotate shifts and need coverage on evenings, weekends, and most holidays.
Most retail positions require a wide range of hours, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, and split shifts, and IKEA is no exception. According to some former employees of IKEA, someone working a full-time schedule is often required to have open availability, and part-time employees are required to be available to work six days out of the week without a set schedule. Assure the interviewer that you can commit to a wide range of hours. If anything in your schedule may hinder your availability, address this now rather than later.
"I am happy to offer a flexible schedule and work overtime as needed. I take an evening college course on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I would not be available those days, after 5 PM."
"I understand this role will include working evenings, weekends, and holidays. I am available to work anytime and happy to work overtime."
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Anonymous Answer
I'm fully aware that retail business hours are a mix of weekends, evenings and holidays. That's not a problem for me
Rachelle's Feedback
Short and sweet is all that's needed here. Good response!
