I applied in-person. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Danone (London, England) in Sept 2012
Interview
very much competency based interview. will be slow because they type as you speak so you have to repeat yourself quite often which can become frustrating. they only ask for highlights off your CV rather than reviewing its entirety so chose wisely what you will talk about. competency questions around change, leadership, persuasion
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Question 1
how do you think Danone can target more customers without losing its image of a premium product
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Danone (London, England) in Dec 2016
Interview
Online application, Online Test, Video Interview, Assessment Centre which involved talks, then retesting, and then a group assessment. Following this half the group sent home and half taken through to day two
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Question 1
I didnt make it through to the competency interview on day two, but i took part in a group assessment on day one, which asked us to research about one of their product areas.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Danone (Reading, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
The assessment day involved retaking the numerical and verbal tests and a pre-prepared group exercise, discussing ideas on how to grow their brands in the baby nutrition category. 20% of candidates then got chosen to go through to the second day where there was another group exercise and one on one interviews.
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Question 1
Is there anything you haven't already covered you would suggest to grow our presence in this category?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Danone (London, England) in Nov 2013
Interview
Online app, in office tests (numerical and verbal) and then a two day assessment centre. Doing the tests in their Ealing Broadway office gave me a chance to meet the employees AND I was allowed to be retested for the numerical test as I failed it the first time. I would try and do the tests in office if possible because if you do them online and get through the the assessment centre you have to re-do them on the day which adds another level of stress and they don't give you another chance. The assessment centre is quite brutal- 2 days with only half making it through to the next day (30 down from around 60). The first day was a group ex and then some workshops and then networking in the evening. The second day was another group ex and a one on one interview which lasted about an hour. The group ex are on one arm of their business (first on dairy and then on baby) and was a standard SWOT and new product thing. The interview was focused purely on their CODE vaules.
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Question 1
How do you network? How many activia yoghurt's are sold in the UK each year?