I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Mills in Sep 2019
Interview
Met at the career fair and received an email within a few days with an interview. It was 30 minutes, standard behavioral questions. The interviewer was friendly and comfortable, preparation is key for many different applicable behavioral questions. It seems like they're looking for diverse answers and experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to persuade people to do something.
It was an easy process with lots of opportunity to showcase my skills. One of the best things is the interviewer was very easy going. Made the process so smooth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your background and where do you see yourself in the future.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills
Interview
The interviewers were very friendly and kind, not too probing. They were interactive and engaged and seemed to also really enjoy their jobs very much as well. It was two interviews and we were picked for second rounds that night.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Gave me an example of a coworkers schedule and asked me what I would do if I had that schedule and was overbooked.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at General Mills (Rogers, AR)
Interview
Phone interview first, then face-to-face with three people in the office (two directors and a manager). No one could fully explain the job I was interviewing for, nor did I interview with anyone who would be my direct supervisor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a lot of "how would you" or "tell me a time when" type questions. One also asked incredibly inappropriate questions and made snide remarks concerning certain people working in the office.
Sales applicants have rated the interview process at General Mills with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Sales according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Personality test: 12%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
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