I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble in Jun 2010
Interview
I actually applied for a different position and got called for the ABM which was quite surprising, considering I'd applied for that before and got no response. I was directed to the online assessment , gave them the 'right' answers, moved to phone screen. I prepared my a** off, worked out, got moved to the next round, and she actually gave me feedback which was pretty nice of her. But I think I took her feedback too far and it ended up causing me the final offer (cos I asked for feedback from that and she told me where I fell short! arrgggghhh) I'm still trying to get over it. oh well. Also took reasoning test before interview.
The interview questions were similar to phone screen but with a slight twist (which I was unprepared for) so I had to change some of my stories.
All in all, quickest interview experience ever (right after IB or consulting).
(Can I rate interview easy even if I didn't get the job? I mean I think it was....no grilling of any kind, I was actually quite relaxed....)
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Not difficult or unexpected...but here's what I remembered:
Tell me about a difficult/complex project that you led, and the outcome
proceso fluido y sin problemas. entrevistadores de gran calidad y experiencia ya que hacian a uno sentirse comodo hablando. mas una conversacion que una entrevista. ademas las preguntas rondaban mas la personalidad
The interview was a panel style and they asked scenario-based questions and behavioral questions. Remember to focus on being concise and to the point for your responses. Overall the interview panel was a good experience to build on my interviewing skils.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you had to work with a complex group of people--what did you do to reach the goal?
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (Kyiv, Kyiv)
Interview
Online application on the website with general information.
Online test on general personal qualities (like “would you copy personal materials on the company printer”), followed by task solving test in the office (math and logical problem solving).
Based on these results, the company decided on the level (managerial or specialist), which determines the further career vector.
Specialist positions are more technical and execution-oriented. Managerial ones stipulate the people management or project management, strategic planning etc.
After the tests we used to have 3 interviews with managers from different departments. Mostly behavior questions, like “have you been to the situation, when you had to violate the rules/law to solve the customers problem” or “tell me about the situation when everything didn’t work the last moment and you had to react spontaneously, how did you solve the problem?”.
Funnily, the interviews that I personally found harder were the ones with people who appeared easy and kind, and felt more confident in interviews with more “serious” and demanding managers.
Generally I would recommend to relax and just recall the stories from the life, and answer honestly. In the end the personal qualities and values matter for the company the most.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Recall the situation where you took part in discussion and proved your opinion right, while everyone had the opposite.
Did you ever have to lie/ break rules to get what you need?
When was the last time you met your school friends?
