I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Reckitt (Mississauga, ON)
Interview
I was first contacted by phone and asked a few basic questions like motivation for the job, past experience, my current job situation, by an HR manager.
I was then contacted by email the next day to set up a time to come into the offices and meet the Brand Manager.
The interview was 1:1, very friendly but high expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- They focused a lot on my previous experience and went through an P&L statement exercise (study it!)
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Reckitt (Mailand) in Mar 2015
Interview
A smooth, straight forward process, the company was always very quick to respond. I first applied online, then there was an online assessment before the invitation to the interview. The online assessment was via the SHL platform and consisted of numeric and logic reasoning. It was of average difficulty.Soon after that, I received a phone call inviting me to the interview which took place several days after the phone call. The interview was with an HR representative and a category manager. They were both very relaxed and nice to talk to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One hour interview, with very straight- forward questions such as strenghts, leadership experience, favourite brands, favourite advertisement, favourite RB brand (and why), why RB, why the role.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Reckitt (Parsippany, NJ)
Interview
Online math test; two 1-1 in-person first round interviews with (a) someone from HR and (b) senior brand manager; then their "Graduate Assessment Day" which included an individual written case, a group case to present to managers, a negotiation simulation with part of a team, and a 1-1 behavioral interview.
The negotiation simulation was peculiar - you're put into groups of 4 people and you have to rank order some characteristics on your own only to then as a group decide the "ultimate ranking" for your team. There are about 3 RB employees sitting in the room taking notes on you, so it's kind of an odd activity. With the group case, again there are about 3 RB employees who take notes on you while you prep for your group presentation and watch everything you do. I think the written case and behavioral interview aspects are pretty typical and straightforward.
I was not a fan of this process, however, I will say that I think the interview process is very true to who RB is as a company. RB knows what it stands for and what it wants in employees, so if you like the interview experience then I think RB is a great fit for you (or if you're like me, this whole process solidifies that RB is not the right culture). It's not good or bad - it just is.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why RB? (During the graduate day, a lot of questions I felt were more about proving my interest rather than demonstrating my knowledge or skills)