I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company
Interview
1 screen call regarding salary expectations and relocation
1 virtual interview with a manager
1 virtual interview with a senior manager
Somewhat relaxed
Questions were situational in the sense of “Tell me about a time when xyz” and answers were expected to be formed using the SOAR technique
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for your team
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company
Interview
2 video teams interviews. Asked situational questions and how they would be handled using the SOAR method. Interviews did not have anything to do with the job itself, learned very little about the job from the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you experienced failure and how you handled it.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Bentonville, AR) in Jan 2022
Interview
Phone screen, 2 video interviews
Screen was to align on expectations
Video interviews were with direct report at the time and the supervisor. Both had several situational questions and expected you to answer using the STAR method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a situation where there was a tight deadline and you didn’t have the bandwidth to complete a project?
Candidates applying for Category Consultant roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Hershey Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Hershey Company as a Category Consultant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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