Brand Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Darden with 3 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 72.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Brand Manager roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Darden overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Darden as a Brand Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Darden
Interview
A 30-min. phone interview with HR, then went through an online assessment test screen (some math questions), got invited to a 1-day on-site interviews with directors and SVPs. All questions are behavioral (e.g., describe a time when...).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If someone is going to make a movie about you, what will it be called?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Darden (Orlando, FL) in Jun 2015
Interview
Very professional and courteous. They did a fantastic job of keeping you informed during the process. It takes a while and there are several steps to the interview process.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Darden (Orlando, FL) in Sep 2012
Interview
Phone interview with HR manager, followed by phone interview with Brand Director. Then a skills assessment online. Then onsite interviews in Orlando - I believe it was a total of 6 interviews (Brand Director level and up) plus lunch with a Brand Manager (for a peer perspective).
Interview questions were primarily behavioral based - typical CPG-style interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If someone were to make a movie about you, what would it be called?