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About IKEA Malaysia

IKEA Malaysia is part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA (a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services). Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008.

Your role

As an Interior Design Intern at IKEA Malaysia, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Assisting the Interior Design Team in ensuring efficiency in presenting the different home furnishing inspirations to our customers aesthetically and commercially.
• Contributing to positioning the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in your local market.
• Stimulating and increasing interest in home furnishing by constantly showing new and inspiring solutions that motivate people to visit the IKEA store frequently.
• Using the richness of the IKEA product range shows distinct and different styles that appeal to many individual tastes and needs.
• Applying your home furnishing knowledge to ensure up-to-date room settings and other storage media that exceed our visitors’ expectations.

Training & development 

IKEA has its own system of learning and trainings designed for a specific job position. You will get introduction training as a new co-worker where you will learn about how the company operates, the safety and security rules, customer friendly principles and our environmental approach. You will also get a mentor – a colleague who answers all your questions, shows you your department and introduces you to your colleagues.

Compensation & benefits

Based on the information we found on another online career site, interns at IKEA Malaysia may earn from MYR 7,000 to MYR 11,000 per year (source:glassdoor.com)

Career progression

IKEA doesn't mention any career progression related to this internship program. However, based on what it states on the official site, the company promise to support each employee to develop both personally and professionally. So, you can grow in your current role, taking on new responsibilities, or moving into different functions right where you are.

Work-life balance

Working hours at IKEA are great, regularly from Monday to Friday, from 10 AM to 10 PM. You won't bring any work to your home. Working days only allows 5 days in a week, the gap between shift will ensure 12 hours.

Company culture

IKEA has been positively reviewed by a lot of its employees in various career sites. The company is described to have a fun working environment where every staff is like a family, a very good human resources management, and supportive colleagues where there is no gap between subordinates and superiors. The company does support each employee to optimize their potential. 

About you

To apply for this role you need to meet the following requirements:

• Possess or currently pursuing a Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design, Architecture or equivalent.
• Required language(s): Bahasa Malaysia, English

It's also good for you to have the below qualifications:

• A passion for home furnishing, retailing, design and how people live at home.
• Self-reliant and motivated with proven ability to work as part of a team & independently, trustworthy, honest, fair and good judgment.
• Able to start in February/ March 2023, for a duration of 3 months.

How to apply

To apply for this position, simply click the button "Apply on employer site" on this page. We will direct you to IKEA Malaysia's official link for this vacancy. Please be sure that you have read all of the requirements mentioned above.