I applied online. I interviewed at General Mills (Golden Valley, MN) in Apr 2017
Interview
Applied online, received a 30minute phone interview, went in for 4 hr in-person interview, received turn down letter.
I was incredibly excited to be interviewing at one of the top places to work in Minneapolis. The building is beautiful, and they have everything you could want or need inside or down the street (i.e. coffee shop, gas station, auto repair shop, credit union). It all was very appealing. My assigned recruiter was amazing - incredibly kind, and transparent. The first interviewer threw me off a bit. He seemed to mainly want to talk about things unrelated and himself, where I was waiting for more questions. Second person was incredibly friendly and very transparent - was very honest about possible layoffs down the road if brands do not perform well. The third was 20 minutes late, and only asked me two questions before exiting the room. When I asked the third about possible layoffs (which no, I did not directly ask, I positioned a question politely in hopes they would speak more on what my previous interviewer said), they avoided the question - very offputting. I also wasn't sure after a while what position they were hiring me for. There were certain questions they asked that I knew didn't fit with what I applied to. I thought maybe there had been a mixup. No one seemed to hand me a job description either. The fourth person, whom you have casual coffee with made it clear to me she received all of her training on site. Her degree did not apply to the area she worked in. It was interesting. I honestly did not know what to think when I left. After all interviews were done, I was asked to fill out another online application - yes, it's the same one you fill out previously. I received a turndown letter the following day. It was by far one of the most interesting experiences I've ever had. I would definitely recommend following through with the interview to see everything for yourself, but do trust your gut instincts once inside. I don't regret it, I just still don't know what to make of it either.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to lead a group through a challenging situation.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN)
Interview
First round was phone screen with hiring manager. Then was brought in for day long interviews with multiple stakeholders and HR. Had to take online personality quiz as well. Interview questions all followed STAR method.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at General Mills (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2013
Interview
3 Stage interview. Phone, Lunch, Then on-site. Pretty straight forward. The company focuses heavily on Continuous Improvement and AM/PM methods. They also like different perspectives and individuals with atypical backgrounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They use the STAR method for pretty much all questioning.