I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PepsiCo in Jan 2010
Interview
Plant manager was the recruiter and interviewer. Position was third shift and location was less than desirable but I interviewed to get experience. Questions were focused on leadership skills, ability to work third shift, basic behavioral and situational (tell me a time when you've had to deal with conflict, etc.). I interviewed them as well and learned the position was not really what I was looking for. If you show enthusiasm and demonstrated leadership experience, I'm certain they're willing to make an generous offer since the position isn't exactly ideal (i.e. 11pm - 7am for at least a year or two or three, and in the middle of nowhere).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you worked a third shift before or do you think you are capable?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo in Jan 2010
Interview
Application: Submitted an online application and was contacted by a corporate recruiter shortly after.
First Round: Phone interview with corporate recruiter. The recruiter walked through my resume in a very detailed way and we discussed nearly every bullet. It seemed casual and all of the questions focused around what was listed on my resume. This lasted nearly an hour.
Second Round: Onsite visit at HQ in New York with four hour long face to face interviews with Directors and VPs. Each interviewer had behavior based questions focused on a specific target area. There was also one interview based on a case scenario - pretty basic stuff. No questions were out of the ordinary or unexpected. The office seemed very formal and everyone was pleasant and seemed happy to be at work.
Recommendation: Research the website and find out what's important to them. From this, you will be able to anticipate the interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you challenged senior leaders and what was the result.