I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in Oct 2018
Interview
30 minute cycles through key stakeholders of the position. Recruiting greeted and allowed me to get understand the process. Early in the process I was assigned a "buddy" was familiar with the work and team but was not part of the decision process, allowing me to ask questions and better understand context without fear of implications to receiving an offer. This was a powerful component to the process and what made mt experience stand out.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Mills (Grand Rapids, MI) in Mar 2017
Interview
Not pleasant - was invited for the second round of interviews following the initial two phone conversations with the hiring manager and phone screen only to find out that the site had filled the position without alerting the hiring manager. There was little effort made to provide reasoning or information on the disconnect.
I applied through college or university. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in Nov 2018
Interview
I recruited at an MBA conference in September, and completed my round one interview over the phone in October, and a week later received an invitation to do a final round interview in Minneapolis. Along with this invite, they sent an online assessment that included a personality assessment and a quantitative portion.
For the final round of interviews, Mills flew me out on a Thursday for a dinner with a current AMM. This dinner is not with a decision maker but an opportunity to speak 1:1 with a first year AMM and ask all of your questions. Friday was interview day on campus from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. including breakfast with an AMM, 75min case prep, lunch with an AMM, campus tour, 30-minute presentation of the case, and two 30-minute behavioral interviews.
Please note that you are interviewing Mills as much as they are interviewing you. That said, each meal is 1:1 so be prepared to drive the conversation. Ask good questions about Mills, Minneapolis, and your hosts experience and share about yourselves.
The experience was great. GMI Talent Acquisition facilitated each part of the onsite interview from my flight and hotel, to day of logistics. When I checked into my hotel, they provided me a Mills goodie bag which was a nice touch. Additionally, each piece of the day seemed very intentional. ie. My meals were with AMMs with whom I had things in common, be it a school or other affiliation. The interviewers were tough with some challenging follow-up questions but very fair. Overall the experience was very positive.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to use large amounts of data to make a decision.