I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at L'Oréal (Madrid) in Mar 2013
Interview
- screening with HR manager: studies and personal background, interest in beauty industry, strenghts & weaknessess...
- interview with marketing (marketing director, brand director, general manager): more focused on consumer insights, giving structured opinion about an ad campaign, doing some simple analysis of data (panels, market shares...), product description...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a beauty product, describe its perceived mix
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at L'Oréal (Brüssel) in Aug 2013
Interview
Eerste gesprek was met recruiter, waarbij een bepaald product omschreven moest worden (doelgroep, imago, ...). Tweede en derde gesprek was met Marketing Manager & Group Product manager van het merk waarvoor ik solliciteerde. Hierbij werden vooral vragen gesteld over hoe ik bepaalde productcategorieën zou verbeteren en bepaalde producten in de markt zou zetten. Derde gesprek was met HR manager waar vooral gepolst werd naar mijn motivatie voor het bedrijf en het merk. Vierde en laatste gesprek was met hoofd van de afdeling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Waarom wil je voor L'Oréal werken?
- Wat is je droomjob?
- Hoe zou jij onze zonneproducten opnieuw in de markt plaatsen als je weet dat het marktaandeel de laatste jaren gehalveerd is?
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at L'Oréal (Montreal, QC) in Nov 2016
Interview
Communicated my goals and desire over to my Director who had me work on a couple projects that would be more specific to the product manager role I wanted. After showing my capacities, I was referred for a Marketing position. I then met with the director of the potential brand I would join and had great chemistry and similar vision. I was then hired and started a couple weeks later in the new team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can you bring to the brand and the team?
What are your strength?
How do you like to be manager?
Tell me about some projects you are proud of.
What makes you the ideal candidate