I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Waterloo, ON) in Oct 2018
Interview
2 Back to back interviews with outlined questions. They ask very specific questions and you can tell whether it was the right answer or not by their facial expressions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Comparing 2 financial statements of a company, which one is better?
good communication throughout the process. Felt people were friendly and open to talking throughout. Didn't get the job but still would work there regardless of the result. Overall good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why do you want to work for us
Very organized process! They provide clear communication and are all very helpful along the way. They do have multiple layers of interviewees, so the process can be a bit lengthy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you disagreed with your authority
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills
Interview
There was an on campus interview (at your school) and then an interview where those who passed oncampus -which took place at the GM building in Sauga. The onsite interview takes about the whole morning and afternoon - they provided lunch as well. You meet the rest of the candidates and wait until each exec gets a chance to interview/talk with you
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mini business case type question regarding a finance scenerio of having excess funds and which part of the business to invest it in.
Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at General Mills with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Analyst roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Financial Analyst according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Personality test: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 1%
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