R&D applicants have rated the interview process at PepsiCo with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PepsiCo overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PepsiCo as a R&D according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PepsiCo
Interview
It was an interesting interview which was easy to follow. I would definitely recommend other people to apply. The interviewers were very friendly and were really interested in what you had to say.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Chatswood)
Interview
Human Resources screening interview on the phone, company interview in a video call, case study in person and online test. Took about a month after submitting my application to receive 1st call.
Fairly easy, just ask about times you ran into problems and how you solved them. Specifically when working in groups or in previous work projects. A specific problem was what would you do if a coworker was not preforming properly
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo
Interview
Good communication and responsiveness from interviewers. The interview process was also relatively quick other than the interview itself which was about an hour. In total the process took about 3 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a difficult situation you experienced at work or school and how did you handle it?