I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo in Sep 2025
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter who found me on LinkedIn who asked if I was interested in applying for this role. I went ahead and sent over my portfolio and resume and submitted an application online. The recruiter first scheduled the interview at the exact time I said I was not available and then also never sent me the invite link. I was expecting to learn more about the role, seeing as this recruiter had contacted me, but instead was answering behavior questions for her. After explicitly saying I had done something her next question was to give her specific examples of the exact thing I had just said I hadn't done. She wasn't even listening to me.
I then moved on to two interviews with folks on the team, but not the hiring manager. BOTH interviews started with them asking who I even was and where in the interview process I was. They said that my interview just popped up on the calendar and they had no visibility into where I was in the hiring process or who I had talked to.
I received an email that both of those interviewers had given positive feedback so they wanted me to do their internal leadership assessment. I spent several hours completing this and then heard nothing. When I reached out for an update I was given a curt response that they went with an internal candidate with no acknowledgement to the hours of time and effort I had put into this process - when they approached ME.
Really terrible experience, and I honestly feel like I was just used.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a design project you've worked on from concept through commercialization.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Ciudad de Mexico) in Oct 2023
Interview
3 llamadas, RH, Hiring Manager, carta oferta. Llamadas para conocerte, saber de ti y de experiencia, por qué serias el ideal para el rol postulado así como qué haria en casos hipotéticos.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experiencia y hablar de uno mismo personal y laboralmente. Uso de herramientas
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Plano, TX) in Mar 2024
Interview
it was a one-sided conversation more than anything. I talked about myself and my background and also expressed interest, but found it hard to gain traction. in the end I thought I had made progress but it was not.