The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
The entire recruiting process is substandard in comparison to big companies like Nestle, Danone and Mondelez, all of which I experienced.
1) Get a recruiter that is excited about the company and can portray that to potential candidates. My initial interview, I knew instantly that the vibe was off. However, I didn’t want to base my opinion on one person so I proceeded.
2) I was interviewed by the hiring manager who seemed totally unprepared and uninterested. Firstly her camera or microphone wasn’t working. Did you not test this before? That took some time to address and she was only able to get her microphone working. Keep in mind, this interview was scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
Secondly, she asked me three questions and still had time to spare. None of which were specific to my experience. She could NEVER make a decision on those 3 questions for a Finance manager position. She spent all the time talking about herself.
Needless to say I withdrew my application. I sent thank you emails to the recruiter and hiring manager and received no response. I also sent an additional email to be courteous of withdrawing my application - also no response.
This experience speaks volumes to the culture at PepsiCo. For a big company, you need to do better to retain and acquire better talent!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of leader are you?
Tell me about yourself
I applied online. I interviewed at PepsiCo (New York, NY) in Nov 2020
Interview
Very involved with chats with many different leaders and stakeholders. They take the time to ensure it is a right fit and very thoughtful questions and lots of time to discuss your own questions as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Pepsico?
How do you interact with teams?
Biggest concerns starting a role in current environment?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (New York, NY) in Sep 2016
Interview
I had applied on the website and got a call fairly quickly from the HR; HR was v nice all along the process and quick to arrange interviews.
Since I was moving from Boston, it was made to be quick; one day, 3-4 hours and I met 5 people. Head of my team (Senior VP), my boss (Senior Director), 2 other senior directors and one HR business partner.
Overall the process was smooth and focused on my skill set and previous job experience. In the end, I had a short case interview type question. Boss had a problem for me with some numbers on a sheet, and he wanted me to analyze the same for him.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume, why the move from a different city?why this firm, favorite products, what did you read about us (I had read the 10-k before the interview) et al. Fairly standard questions.