PepsiCo interview questions

I met with PepsiCo at my Universities Career Fair. I was asked to attend a first interview at my Universities Career Center. This interview consisted of a 2:1 interview where the 2 interviewee's asked me behavioral questions along with some questions about what I knew about PepsiCo, why I would be a strong asset for PepsiCo, etc. This initial interview went well and was only about 20 minutes long. I then received an email about a week later asking me to attend a 2 day interview in Orlando, FL. The first night consisted of a dinner with all of the other interviewee's and managers/HR reps for PepsiCo from the South. They gave us information on what we should expect the next day and had dinner. They gave us "homework" for the next day which consisted of a Sales Scenario and Case Study. They day of the interview was a 2 hour process. It was four separate interviews. There was the case study, sales scenario, regular interview, and resume presentation. Each interview consisted of you and 4 PepsiCo representatives except for the resume presentation which consisted of 8 representatives. Everyone was extremely nice but it seemed as if they were really dodging the questions of what exactly should be expected on a daily basis for this job position. All they kept saying was that it is hard work and long hours but they are teaching you to be a future PepsiCo CEO. They would never give a straight answer of what was expected. I felt that overall, the interview was a great experience. I spoke with 10 interviewees after the interview process that I had met while in Orlando, and what I learned was that the 5 men I spoke to were offered jobs and the 5 women were not offered jobs. Odd to me but maybe just a coincidence. PepsiCo is a great place to learn how to interview well and I thought I did a good job considering I am a very strong interviewee in general. I would definitely recommend knowing PepsiCo and the products they sell before going through the interview process.

University of Arizona and Arizona State grads were recruited for this position. If initial interest is taken then you are invited to a lunch/dinner with other candidates where the process is explained in fine detail (seems a lot more personable then an information session). After the dinner, and if still interested, candidate applies and then has their first interview within 2 weeks which is a face to face interview lasting an hour. If successful, the 2nd and 3rd interview take place the same day with HR and with senior level management. Upon review and if you are deemed to be a fit to culture and the position they will get you an offer. They expect you to work anywhere from 50-60 hours a week for a flat salary of $52k. If one does the math it seems as if they are better off working for another company at an hourly rate equating to $30k a year only because with the 10-20 hours of overtime you can achieve the same financial compensation. However, if one realizes that the company, its people, and the opportunities are viewed as equivocal factors to income, then its a win-win situation.