PepsiCo interview questions

PepsiCo was very hands-on in terms of following up and letting me know the upcoming steps in the interview process. They were very friendly both on the phone and in person. When I went to interview at their HQ in Purchase, NY, I first met with a recruiter. She was very friendly and asked questions regarding my background and what I was studying, less technical questions. The next day I went in and interviewed with four senior-level people in the Internal Reporting department. The first was my acquaintance at the firm, so she and I discussed the internship and I wasn't grilled on anything. The next three however were very curious as to why I wanted a summer internship with PepsiCo when I wasn't an accounting major, and I reassured them that I wanted the position because any job is a learning experience and both PepsiCo and I would inevitably gain from it. All in all, not too stressful, but they care about quality people, so make sure to do your homework before coming in for an interview. Also, forgot to mention the drug test and background check they do on all potential employees.

Extremely slow process. From first contact to final decision took 5 months. I found the entire process very frustrating and disappointing in the amount of honesty communicated. My initial interviews were in October/November. They flew me to Chicago for a day of interviews. Really liked the people and got a very positive feel for the inclusive and diverse culture. The group reorganized and finally in Feb they called me back for additional interview with the CTO... this was a 25 minute interview where nothing was asked that was very relevant nor was my background communicated. It appeared to me to be a courtesy interview, as the CTO had already made up their mind to start all over again with the search. I liked the people that I would have worked with but it seems to me that their whole system is broken. 2 Director levels of leadership wanted me as their candidate and then the CTO decided to go down a totally different path.