I applied through college or university. I interviewed at General Mills
Interview
The interview consists of Two behavioral interviews and a case question. The behavioral questions they asked are pretty standard. If you polish up your STAR stories you should be fine. The case requires you to dig through a packet full of data and make a recommendation on what product to launch. You are also asked to create a marketing plan with a given budget. The answer that you come to is less important than how you got there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had a difficult team member and how you dealt with that situation.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Vélizy-Villacoublay) in Nov 2015
Interview
After a phone screening with a HR intern who was really kind, I have been selected to go to the headquarters and have 2 interviews one with an HR manager and the other one with the hiring manager. It has been the most humiliating experience of my my work experience. First I had to wait 30 minutes for the HR manager. Despite being late, she was nice and the interview was quite easy. Then came the hiring manager who told me before even presenting the job or the brand that I had 5 minutes to convince her to hire me. I thought that it was part of the interview process, a quick presentation of myself so we can discuss the most relevant experiences/skills/interests. But actually she really only had 5 minutes to interview me. After my 5 minutes presentation she told me that I was not what she needed and ended the interview. I did understand after both interviews that I was not a good fit for the job and that the company was not a good fit for me. but come on... Be respectful and when someone comes for an interview be at least prepared to receive him/her a.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in Jan 2012
Interview
It was well organized - 7-8 interviews with directors within the department. Each interviewer had their own questions, but i really had the feeling that they wanted to get to know me as a person, to determine if I would be a fit in the organization. The interviews were low-stress and conversation style.