I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (London, England) in Apr 2022
Interview
After being selected for interview, I had to take three personality and situational awareness tests. After passing those the interview was a competency based interview which lasted an hour. After passing the interview there that there was a much less formal chat.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to do you cope with stressful situations
How would you get someone to take your suggestions on board. Follow up what would you do if that didn’t work
Name two people who you find inspirational and why
The overall interview process was good, however there was some disconnect between what the role highlighted initially and what the technical interview had to say about it. That meant that there wasn’t enough clear communication between HR, the hiring consultants and the management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about the current organisation and technical questions
1. Tell me about a criticism you received at your previous job.
2. Tell me about a time when you made tough decisions in your previous job
3. What experience do you have that relates to this job role?
the interview consisted of 5 separate Zoom calls over the course of 2.5 weeks and then a wait of 1.5 weeks until the offer was made by the company and was accepted by me
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had a difficult relationship with a manager and how you handled it.
Senior Manager 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Manager roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Senior Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
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