Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Colgate-Palmolive with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Internship according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
Skills test: 19%
Background check: 19%
One on one interview: 15%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
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Asked strategic questions but overall a very friendly and inviting process. Spoke with multiple people at once that I would be working closely with during the role. I recommend using the STAR method.
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Tell us about an experience when you had to fix a problem quickly.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive (Mumbai) in Oct 2025
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Asked about python, sql, a guesstimate question and about stuff on my resume. Interviewers were friendly and welcoming. They went in detail about everything I said. Hr and tech round was together.
I applied online. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive (Petaling Jaya) in Sep 2025
Interview
Video interview, question about mostly CV stuff, any related courses that can contribute to the job, provide situation and real case examples about how you handle certain skills, transparent about job scope and questioned your understanding on the selected role
I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive (Kocaeli, Kocaeli)
Interview
The interview was with the quality manager and human resources. It was Turkish in the beginning. Then they asked me to continue in English. I don't think they were looking for an actual intern, they were looking for someone to work in the lab.
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Question 1
They asked if I knew some laboratory equipments, if I could stay for a year and asked some functions in Excel.