I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo in Aug 2010
Interview
Phone interview - they described the job and asked if I am still interested. I was interested and they scheduled an interview. I came to the office, filled in all paper work about my past experience and then had an easy interview. They asked if I am ready to work on weekends, if I can do a physical job, if I have ever worked at nights/in the evenings. Then in several days they started a background check and when it was over I got a call to go for a drug test. In several day they called and invited to sign a papers of hiring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you ready to work at nights/in the evenings? Can you do a physical job? Do you have a personal car to get to places?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Riverside, CA) in Apr 2010
Interview
I applied online and rec'd an email with a self-scheduling option for a phone interview. The phone interview consists of being asked questions, verifying the information that you submitted online. It isn't what you would consider a standard phone interview.
A week or two after that, I got an email to self-schedule a 1:1 interview in Riverside, California.
I work in Anaheim, around 45 minutes away and had to take time off of work. I arrived 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the interview, only to find that I wasn't going to be let into the facility.
After 20 minutes of confusion, I called the Pepsi Job Hotline and was told my a representative that my interview had been cancelled and that it would be re-scheduled at a later date. When I expressed my confusion, I was told "I don't know what happened either, sir."
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Purchase, NY) in Feb 2009
Interview
PepsiCo hires around 20 marketing analysts each year, 10 MBAs, and around 10 undergrads (at target schools like Penn, Stern, Yale, Harvard, etc). Interview was 30 minute long with a brand manager. Mostly asked fit questions, and run-through of your resume. Do your homework! Make sure to know about Pepsi's past ad campaigns... they will ask questions such as "What's your favorite TV ad at the Superbowl" This is easy if you've given thought about it (or if you even watch the ads at all).
After 30 minutes, I was offered a second round interview. Then an offer was made.