Apprenticeship Polydesigner 3D (Focus on Styling)

Who you are Here you are in the right place if you would like to apply for the following apprenticeship positions: • Polydesigner/-in 3D EFZ (specialization Styling) • Polydesigner/-in 3D EFZ with Berufsmaturität (specialization Styling) IMPORTANT: Be sure to look at the details regarding the recruitment process under «Good to know»! WHO YOU ARE As an apprentice at IKEA Schweiz, you are not on your own - you are part of a large apprentice community. Together you will experience how exciting and varied it is to work in an international company, to take on responsibility and to develop yourselves. Because during your apprenticeship, we show you step by step everything you need so that you can stand securely in professional life after your training and achieve your own goals. In the field of Polydesign 3D (at us the department is called «Home Furnishing & Retail Design»), you are right in the middle of creativity: You design our exhibitions, sales areas and living examples so that they inspire people and give them ideas for their homes. You help to turn a furniture store into a world where people like to stay, discover new things and preferably come back again. You don't have to know everything yet! It is important that you are curious, enjoy learning and have the desire to contribute at IKEA. To fit well with us, ideally you bring the following: • You are strongly interested in design and interior decoration - for example, you like to decorate your room, collect deco ideas on social media or try out creative projects yourself. • You have a good eye for shapes, colors and proportions and find it exciting to design spaces so that they look beautiful and are practical at the same time. • You are creative, but also pragmatic: You have ideas, but can also deal with time pressure or limited space and look for solutions that are truly implementable. • You like to be on the move, roll up your sleeves and feel comfortable in an environment where things can also move quickly. • You enjoy working in a team, for example in group work at school or in a club, but can also complete tasks independently. • You are confident using a computer or tablet and want to work with design or planning programs (e.g. AutoCAD or similar tools) - initial experience is great, but not a must. • You speak very good German and already understand a little English. You are responsible for • You learn how to design sales areas and exhibitions together with your team - so that our customers get real living ideas for their homes and enjoy staying in the furniture store. • You practice how to represent different styles and living situations with our IKEA product range - from smaller budgets to more elaborate solutions, suitable for different life stages and needs. • You develop new, creative and functional interior solutions that match the current wishes of our customers - for example for small rooms, families, home office or first own apartment. • You work together with various departments - for example with sales and logistics - so that your ideas not only look good, but are also practically implementable and the right products are in the right place at the right time. • You learn to work carefully and safely: You pay attention to order, adhere to safety rules and help to protect people, products and work equipment. GOOD TO KNOW Please submit your application online. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications by e-mail or post. Add the following files to your profile: • your CV or a document with more info about you* - so that we see who you are, what is important to you and what makes you special. • the reports of the last two school years - this is how we see if you are ready for an EFZ (with or without BM). We want to be open and honest: Unexcused absences make us uncertain whether you bring enough motivation for the rather strenuous vocational school. If you have absences, a short explanation in your application would help us to better understand your situation and to assess your motivation correctly. • voluntary attachments such as trial reports or personal works/projects that you are proud of *Addition: A motivation letter is not mandatory with us. We are looking for people who fit us and are motivated to do their apprenticeship at IKEA. Therefore, we invite applicants who are in the short selection to an afternoon in the IKEA furniture store to get to know us and so that you get a first insight into how an apprenticeship at IKEA works. This makes the decision easier for all of us afterwards - for you and us. * The get-to-know-you day takes place on: 10.09.2026 in the furniture store St. Gallen. More information about the application process as well as our most important application tips can be found on our website: www.ikea.ch/berufsbildung Oh yes, look, as an apprentice at IKEA Schweiz there is nothing but advantages! • IKEA covers all mandatory costs of your apprenticeship and you are even provided with a laptop for this period. • You are part of a large apprentice community with over 100 apprentices throughout Switzerland. • Good grades, good reward: With good school grades, a semester gift awaits you. • You have fixed learning hours in the company so that you can complete your tasks - and still have enough time for friends & hobbies. • You don't just get to know one corner: During the apprenticeship, you change various departments in your field. • A vocational trainer is by your side, gives you feedback and supports you on dei