I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH) in Jul 2016
Interview
1.) Application, online personality/ leadership screen, online figural reasoning screen.
2.) Selection for a phone interview with a finance director.
3.) Travel to Cincinnati: Social dinner with a Sr. analyst. Feel free to ask for interview tips. They're there to help you. The analyst said that he didn't have a say in who gets hired, but still make a positive impression: Knowledgeable and sociable.
4.) Early morning test with numerical, logical, and a figural reasoning portion. 65 minutes, 40 questions. The test isn't very difficult. 85% of the people who pass the online figural reasoning screen pass the written test.
5.) The two interviews were straight forward. They are both an hour long with a manager. There is a strong emphasis on having shown leadership in the past. The most important part of the interview is asking real questions about P&G. Your questions will allow you to show your curiosity and analytical ability.
6.) Smile.
7.) Lunch with another analyst after the interview.
8.) If your interviewer likes you, you may hear back within a few hours.
Overall, the process went smoothly, the interviewers asked fair behavioral questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH) in Sep 2015
Interview
You have to pass an online assessment in order to even be noticed. (pass/fail)
First is a phone screen. (pass/fail)
Then they fly you to Cincinnati to take an in-person written exam (pass/fail) and two individual hour long interviews.
Almost ALL questions for phone screen and in-person are behavioral.
In-person they have a checklist of questions asking different aspects of your behavior.
They are extremely picky on a specific type of personality has always worked for them in the past.
I went with 12 people to the final round and only 2 got job offers. You are trying to be the less than one percent. Good luck.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Talk about a time when you had to work closely with someone whose personality was very different from yours
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH)
Interview
Applied online and took a reasoning test two months before I was initially contacted for a 1:1 phone interview which went very well. STAR/CAR questions are a favorite on this interview. A week later I was contacted to interview at the HQ in Cincinnati, OH. This consisted of an in-person reasoning test very early in the morning followed by two back-to-back, 1:1, one hour interviews with directors at P&G. These interviews were somewhat informal and consisted of a few STAR/CAR questions along with some situational role play. The night before the interview, someone took me out for dinner. Immediately following the interview someone took me out for lunch. The lunch/dinner hosts were very friendly and were open to answering any questions you have about the firm. They claim that they have no say in the hiring process, but I was cautious anyways. Overall, the most difficult part of the interview was the reasoning test. I studied for a whole week prior to the interview, which proved to be very helpful. I had a perfect score on the practice test, yet the real test was difficult in comparison. There are many websites you can visit that offer practice tests that are very similar to the real reasoning test. I recommend spending at least a few days studying. About a week after my interview, I was offered a full-time position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume.
Tell me about your greatest leadership moment.
Tell me about a time you had a new idea to improve a process.
Tell me about a time when you had to motivate a team to get something done.
Is there anything else you want me to know before we conclude this interview?