Very thorough interview process. I was sold in through a recruiter to begin the process. I went through an in-person interview first with an Associate Marketing Director who asked questions around personality, past achievements, all the good old behaviour questions. The interview was sprinkled with mini-cases probing into your technical abilities and general capacity to problem solve (e.g. you have to do this but lack the pre-requisite info. How do you go about getting that info? --> but CPG specific). Then I was given a 9 or 10 page case on a product launch strategy, execution and P&L and given 90 minutes to prepare a 15 minute presentation on my case recommendation on which SKUs to launch, what strategies & tactics to use for the launch, and expectations on P&L from Years 1 - 3. Pretty intense stuff. I was then given 15 minutes to present to a panel of 3 people, at Director and Manager level. That was the first round, about 2.5 hours in total. Second round was with a Marketing Director and HR Manager. Similar format as first time but without the case interview. Prior to the interview, I was asked to complete a personality questionnaire 48 hours prior to the interview, so I did that. In person began with HR interview, then with Marketing Director. There still were mini cases, and some classic marketing sizing questions such as guesstimating the # of whatever sold in wherever. The interview focused on technical skills quite heavily, asking about hypothetical CPG brand management scenario and how I'd go about solving it. And once I was done with the interviews, I was asked to complete two rounds of aptitude (read: IQ) tests, one verbal and one numerical. There are practice rounds and then you get timed tests. Verbal test is pretty classic, you read a passage and answer questions regarding its interpretation & logical implications. Numerical portion gives you a chart of table of #s and you answer questions regarding it. Pretty easy stuff if you can think for yourself; I used the Excel on the computer instead of a small calculator you're given. I was told 90% of interivewees don't finish the test by both the Talent Acquisition Manager and my recruiter so as to not worry, but I was able to finish test with some time to spare. All in all another 2.5 hour day. I was given an offer the same day, about an hour after the interview, as I had a competing offer from some place else. I really found the process to be very thorough, rigorous, and it left a very positive impression for me of GMCC. However the competing offer was better (it was a promotion for me whereas GMCC would have been a lateral move) so I had to take the competing offer. If you are a marketer who is confident in your skills, I would highly recommend GMCC. Their rigorous process gives me confidence that only those with aptitude and the attitude to be successful make it to GMCC marketing team.

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.