I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in Mar 2019
Interview
I first had a phone screening with a GM recruiter then had an in person interview with 3 interviewers and 1 coffee chat. The interviews were 30min each back to back. Overall the process was good. Did not received an offer and did not get any feedback about why. Heard back within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They had various pre-approved questions that they each asked. The last 5minutes of each interview they could ask whatever other questions they had
light hearted intro call (10 mins) next round 1 on 1 with manager and final round was a more technical case study. Need to understand accounting at a very high level.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in May 2022
Interview
1) HR recruiter video screening interview.
2) Phone call with hiring manager interview.
3) Behavioral based interview questions with four different people (STAR format).
4) Personality and deductive reasoning tests.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why General Mills? Why this position? Why are you looking to move out of your current role? Tell me about yourself and your background?
Prepare answers for a wide variety of behavioral based questions (STAR format)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in Jan 2021
Interview
1. Phone interview (HR)
2. Can be up to three different interviews, 45 minutes each. Usually different days.
3. Questions are behavior based. Also, they ask technical questions. Think about how to work the Excel thing. Offer/rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a situation where you had to deal with a difficult co worker?
Senior Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at General Mills with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Financial Analyst roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Senior Financial Analyst according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
One on one interview: 15%
Drug test: 12%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 4%
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