I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (None)
Interview
Applied online, and filled out a questionnaire and logic reasoning tests. Two weeks later, I was contacted two weeks later for a phone interview by the Beauty R&D team of Procter and Gamble. The phone interview was composed of two parts. The first part was about my resume, and they asked me to just expand on what I did or about the different roles listed on my resume. The second part was more behavioral, and asked me about times in my life when something happened out of plan, and what my response was. So questions based on potential situations, and what you would do.
Then, I waited a week and a half until I heard back from them. They automatically reject you if you don't make the cut, so my interviewer said no news is good news, as far as Procter and Gamble is concerned. I then got an invite for an on-campus interview. I was flown out to Cincinnati, OH, and was treated nicely. When there, they presented for most of the day. The two "tests" were 1 interview, which was almost identical to the phone interview, and another logical test easier but longer than the one taken online. The group interview was with 2 people interviewing me.
I got an offer in the next 5 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when your group member did not want to do something, and how you solved the situation. Did you feel like you forced your group member to take the same decision as you?
I applied through other source. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH)
Interview
The process focuses too much on what school you attended and "leadership" as though everyone aspires to be CEO. The screening questionnaire is designed not to assess people and give them a reasonable opportunity to show their value, but as "gotcha" questions with certain key words or phrases desired as answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of a situation where you took leadership and solved a problem.
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble
Interview
1. On-line assessment
2. Paper test (vocabulary/logic)
3. Screening interview (nomally by functional manager)
4. Comprehensive interview (normally by 3 managers, including one HR, one for other function)
5. Final interview (normally by the manager two level up to make final call)
It is a very systematic interview process. Virtually everyone needs to get pass the first 2 steps before joining in. If you have contact/friend inside, #1 and #2 are still required.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about your career development plan
2. What is your most difficult experience in your previous career and how you overcome that