Summer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at PepsiCo with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Summer Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2013
Interview
The interview was on campus. It was broken up in two sections. The first section was behavioral and lasted approximately thirty minutes. The second lasted about fifteen minutes and it was a short case study question that pertained to the position I was applying for. The first section was very pleasant and included a panel of three interviewers. The second was intimidating and included a panel of three interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We have a store and Pepsi isn't selling well what steps would you take toward a strategy?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Hyderābād) in Nov 2025
Interview
We had an aptitude test and an assessment on Excel and Tableau on the day of the process. It was further escalated to a technical round and an HR round of interviews
Behavioral and case interview, simple case about if they should do a product launch, behavioral questions are also simple; use STAR method; virtual interviews for second round; two interviewers at once
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PepsiCo in Sep 2023
Interview
I applied for both 2024 Summer Intern: Supply Chain and 2024 Summer Intern: PBNA Corp. Supply Chain Intern – Undergrad at the same time and interviewed back-to-back. The interviews were about 30 minutes long each and asked generally the same questions. I was recruited at a career fair on the day the application was due, then had the interview within a week. Interview itself wasn't bad... just a lot of behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't remember the exact questions, but it mostly just felt like questions about my resume experiences and then a few behavioral questions that you would expect at any interview.