Marketing Communications Planner applicants have rated the interview process at General Mills with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Communications Planner roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at General Mills overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at General Mills as a Marketing Communications Planner according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in May 2015
Interview
First there was an extensive online application process that included a case study, followed by a phone interview screening, then a series of five thirty minute interviews from Human Resources, my future direct manager and two other cross functional managers that I would work with in the future. I also had an informal pier one on one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you work within ambitious environments with little to no direction or oversight?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN)
Interview
Overall, the interview process, although very thorough and situational question-heavy, went really smoothly. Everything was communicated very clearly so I knew exactly what to expect. I applied online and got a call about 2 weeks later to set up a phone interview. After the phone interview, a few days later I was contacted to schedule an in-person interview. Scheduling this took about 2 weeks. I met with 2 HR specialists, and 3 people from the direct team. Each interview had situational questions, but also was casual enough to develop into a conversation. One of the interviews was over coffee at Caribou inside the building. They also walked me around the different buildings, so it was nice to see all that GM has to offer. Overall I couldn't ask for a better interviewing process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you were asked to do something out of your normal job description, and how you handled it.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at General Mills
Interview
First step in the process is a phone screen interview with a recruiter. Then, if selected, a half day in-person interview at the main headquarters, in Minneapolis, including interviews with the team and human resources. They ask behavioral based interview questions, and ask about previous experience directly relating to the job description.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at General Mills (Golden Valley, MN) in Oct 2019
Interview
Applied online and got a call from an HR assistant a week later to set up a 1:1 call with the position's supervisor. After that call, I was invited to an in-person interview at the GM HQ in Golden Valley and given an online reasoning and personality test to complete. The in-person interview was very structured, but a good experience. Managers have a sheet of questions they walk through one-by-one taking notes — be sure to answer in the recommended "Situation/Task/Context/Action/Result" format or you may get asked to rephrase.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you had to use data to make a decision.