I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Danone (London, England) in Nov 2013
Interview
Online app, in office tests (numerical and verbal) and then a two day assessment centre. Doing the tests in their Ealing Broadway office gave me a chance to meet the employees AND I was allowed to be retested for the numerical test as I failed it the first time. I would try and do the tests in office if possible because if you do them online and get through the the assessment centre you have to re-do them on the day which adds another level of stress and they don't give you another chance. The assessment centre is quite brutal- 2 days with only half making it through to the next day (30 down from around 60). The first day was a group ex and then some workshops and then networking in the evening. The second day was another group ex and a one on one interview which lasted about an hour. The group ex are on one arm of their business (first on dairy and then on baby) and was a standard SWOT and new product thing. The interview was focused purely on their CODE vaules.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you network? How many activia yoghurt's are sold in the UK each year?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Danone (London, England) in Dec 2016
Interview
Online application, Online Test, Video Interview, Assessment Centre which involved talks, then retesting, and then a group assessment. Following this half the group sent home and half taken through to day two
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I didnt make it through to the competency interview on day two, but i took part in a group assessment on day one, which asked us to research about one of their product areas.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Danone (Reading, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
The assessment day involved retaking the numerical and verbal tests and a pre-prepared group exercise, discussing ideas on how to grow their brands in the baby nutrition category. 20% of candidates then got chosen to go through to the second day where there was another group exercise and one on one interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Is there anything you haven't already covered you would suggest to grow our presence in this category?
Marketing and Sales Graduate Scheme applicants have rated the interview process at Danone with 4 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 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing and Sales Graduate Scheme roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Danone overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Danone as a Marketing and Sales Graduate Scheme according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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