A team that jumps together, stays together!

Here's what to expect from the seasonal hiring process:

your local lululemon puts the word out on the street

To find if your lululemon is hiring for the holidays, you can:

- check their store web page
- search our careers section
- check their Facebook page. Here's a list of our stores on Facebook
- ask someone you know who works there already
- drop in to the store to chat in person! (This way your future team can put a face to a name, too.)

Each store's hiring process is slightly different. This year lululemon Kingston is holding a loveyourjob fair for seasonal hiring - find the details here.

the group interview

The group interview is meant to be an opportunity to learn more about what it might be like to work at the store, meet the people you'll be working closely with, and share more about yourself. Wear comfortable clothes, be yourself, and be prepared for impromptu downward dogs!

Staff meeting at our new Palm Beach Gardens, Florida location - opening Oct. 30!

the one-on-one

Stores want their seasonal hires to potentially turn into members of their team. After the group interview, managers send out invitations for one-on-one meetings. This is another chance to shine and ask any other questions you may have. Got goals? Hope so! Be prepared to answer what your 1, 5, and 10-year plans are. Need help? Check out goaltender!

lululemon La Jolla's staff wall of goals. View their educator job postings here.

frequently asked questions

What should I wear?

Dress comfortably. Be yourself. Elissa says "don't wear heels."

How do I prepare for the group interview?

Ask yourself what you like about lululemon and why you're interested in joining the team. Other than that, expect the unexpected - anything can happen!

How do I prepare for the one-on-one interview?

This is the more "regular" interview: questions, availability, goals, etc. Remember that "Preparing for Interviews" lecture from your guidance counselor in high school? It's like that.

Do I need to be a product expert?

It helps, but your biggest asset is a keen, teachable spirit. The team shares a pool of knowledge, and you can tap into that pool once you jump into the deep end.

Guerilla yoga could be part of your job! Pictured above: lululemon 4th St. braving the Calgary cold.

Being part of the seasonal team gives you the chance to see if you're a good fit with lululemon, participate in community yoga classes and events, and learn more about the culture. Oh, and make some extra spending money over the holidays. If you've ever thought about what it might be like to work at a lululemon, now is a great time to find out.

Get out there! We're waiting for you!

What is your role at lululemon?

My role is to elevate the men’s product to be best in the world by being the new Men’s designer. And also to win the conference championship for the lululemon dodgeball team.

What has your biggest career achievement, to date, been?

I’ve been pretty blessed with the opportunities that have been given to me and have learned under some incredible directors from amazing companies that continue to be my role models. However, recently one of my first designs from RLX Polo Ralph Lauren was put on the runway and featured in Vogue. So check that one off the goal list.

How do you think your co-workers would describe you?

Well Chip once referred to me as a walking art show, and my technical designer described me as Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. The rest say that I am a very open, loud (thanks to my bad hearing) person that works hard, laughs a lot and makes up descriptive words. I might also be slightly competitive (go lemonballers).

What's your favourite yoga class? Why?

Kundalini. It’s amazing how it unblocks channels in your body, and I always leave feeling centered and tingly. It's also really fun, and I openly admit that I have no idea what I am chanting though.

What designs are you working on right now?

I am currently designing Fall 2010. We have some great outerwear and tech mens tops coming!!!

What’s your biggest guilty pleasure?

I love to read romantic vampire novels, and none of that Twilight stuff -- trust me -- there’s much better. Oh, and National Geographic!!!

If you could trade places with someone in the company who would it be and why?

Allison Forsyth. She has this amazing relationship with our elite athletes that allow us to have them test our product and give feedback. And who better then athletes wanting to wear our product, not ones we pay to wear them! Plus she organizes events for us to support them, and I can wear face paint and hold obnoxious signs like the rest of them... P.S. She shares my competitive edge -- you don’t want us throwing a dodgeball at you....we take it seriously.

What are your future career goals?

I am going to be a comic book cover illustrator and have my own gallery show.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

I don’t know if I’d qualify this as a piece of advice or more as a lifelong example, but I had two amazing women in my life that sacrificed so many things and worked so hard to give me what they didn’t have. So it's always been shown to me that hard work actually does pay off.

What would be your theme song for your life story?

Miss Fat Booty... just kidding, kind of. I would pick, “What a Beautiful World”, by Louis Armstrong.

What's your Big Hairy Audacious Goal!?

Grow super powers, and save the world... I might even have a cape.

Inspired to design technical product? We are hiring a lead yoga designer in Vancouver!

I never applied to work for lululemon. In fact, I was actually going to a job interview at a local restaurant, dressed to impress, when I stopped into my neighborhood store and my world turned on its axis. I had just achieved a big life goal: “I leave the security of suburbia and move into the big bad city before my twentieth birthday.” (Attention please: my goal is SMART. Not sure what I’m talking about? Check out GOALTENDER.) My favorite groove pants apparently did not share my vision of moving into Vancouver’s West End and they got lost in transition. I decided to replace them on the way to my interview. The Robson location was busy as usual, and I casually wandered through the bustling sea of tourists and locals.

Ananda was waiting for me at the pant wall and we became instant friends – she was incredibly helpful and had an infectious personality. I told her that I wished that I could come to work in flip-flops and comfy pants, not the impending pencil skirts and heels.

“You can!” she exclaimed, as she took my hand and boldly escorted me to the front of the store to meet the manager. Hilarious. Only at lululemon. We had an on-the-spot interview, and I was invited to attend a group interview that week.

Fast-forward to the big day:
I was well-versed in my interview responses.
I picked out a nice outfit – and hooray! no heels included.
I planned my bus route and made sure that I had enough time to arrive EARLY.

To my dismay, the good people running the buses that fateful day were behind the eight ball. This, combined with my total lack of knowledge for the city’s streets, successfully made me twenty minutes late for my interview. It was the grossest feeling. I felt like I lost before I even got my chance.The whole interview was a fantastic blur of ingenuity - nothing like I had ever experienced - but I don’t really remember anything except the gut-rot I felt for being late. When it was over, I think I apologized five times to the girls hosting the interview.

“Life is full of setbacks. Success is determined by how you handle setbacks.” The thing about being put in a challenging situation is that it brings out your true colors. I didn’t feel like a confident Chili red; instead I was more like a sedated Sand, but they liked what they saw, and I got the job! My journey has had some interesting ups and downs in the five years I have been with the company, which I look forward to sharing with you. I continue to challenge myself, and continue to realize some really amazing goals along the way. (This includes meeting the man of my dreams - stay tuned for that one.)

If you are considering an opportunity with us – GO FOR IT! If you want to pick my brain and hear more about my time with lululemon, EMAIL me (Attn: Elissa at gec@lululemon.com). I’m happy to be your personal cheerleader. My first advice nugget to all you ladies and gentlemen out there getting ready for an interview? Don’t wear heels.

Come join the team and check out some of the cool jobs we have in the company!