Summer R&D Intern 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer R&D Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Summer R&D Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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Two rounds of interviews with essentially the same structure - a majority of time (80% or so) spent on behavioral questions, with 1 or 2 technical questions at the end.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at General Mills (Minneapolis, MN) in Oct 2022
Interview
The entire interview process only takes about 3-4 weeks. A phone interview from HR first, and then one video interview with R&D manager and another video interview with senior manager or director. Very friendly and caring interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions include like why do you apply? what's the most challgenging projects? Any leadership experiences? Technical questions are more about the food chemistry, especially ingredient functionality for specific product. Reflecting your problem-solving skill is important.