R&D applicants have rated the interview process at Colgate-Palmolive with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D roles take an average of 73 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Colgate-Palmolive overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Colgate-Palmolive as a R&D according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 24%
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive
Interview
Very friendly and easy to talk. It was an average to easy interview, nothing to be afraid of. If you go over basic interview questions and elaborate on your skills you should be fine.
There was a brief phone interview around 20-30 minutes to ask a couple of case questions. After the interview I had to wait 2-3 weeks before someone emailed me to coordinate an in person interview. Then, there was in person interview on campus.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive (Piscataway, NJ) in Aug 2017
Interview
Brief interview, less than 30 minutes. Asked me to walk them through my resume. They really liked the background I had with lab skills because this is a R&D position. Also asked how I worked under pressure.