I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Plano, TX) in Feb 2013
Interview
One interview on campus was behavioral questions. There were two interviewers and they were very nice and receptive to my answers and questions. The next interview was at PepsiCo in Plano,TX. I went there with around 30 other candidates from other schools around the area. They fed us breakfast and gave information on the company, and then a tour. There were 3 interviews with various people at the company. The questions were mainly about how you work with other people in group settings.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how you used leverage in group project at school.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Midland, TX) in Feb 2013
Interview
This position was earlier known as "Territory Sales Manager" but now in a harmonization effort has acquired a new title hence, SDL (Sales District Leader)
1st step - Online application (Standard to most companies)
2nd Step - Telephone Screener (self schedule option available in most cases) (Very basic)
3rd Step - Face to Face Interview (Standard questions, basic exploring questions and then 3-4 behavior based questions). Its important to know the Pepsi Leadership Model to ace the Behavioral questions. Fairly easy though.
I love the company, awesome people. impeccable, down-to-earth humble management. Truly supportive and team based culture. Light years ahead of its primary competition (Coca-Cola, whom I have also worked for).
Job Specific: The job itself is very challenging though. Can make or break your career depending on which location/manager you work for. Very limited training opportunities especially if you get hired at a busy location, you will be held accountable for numerous KPIs from day 1 with little or no training. Very Very fast paced plus not much training support. Depending on location, you could be wearing multiple hats, doing job of multiple functions. (hence working 7 days a week plus evenings if you cater to Large Format Customers)
In summary, Love the company, love the job but work 7 long days a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A set of behavioral questions like
1. Give examples from the past how you overcame difficult relationships with annoyed customers
2. Sell yourself in a minute or less