Mars Interview Questions

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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at Mars (Franklin, TN (US)) in December 2009.

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I was approached by a headhunter for a position with Mars Petcare. I had initial discussions with the headhunter and provided detailed information about my background and experiences. He submitted me to the HR person. I then had a phone interview with the HR person. Then I had another phone interview with the hiring manager. Finally, they flew me out to TN for an in-person panel interview. It was one of the most grueling interviews I've had ever. Three different people each hour for three hours, lunch by myself, on-site, then I had to review a case study, produce a Powerpoint response to the case study in 1/2 hour, then present to everyone I met with earlier in the day. The presentation was complete, there were a few questions and that was it. I found out the next morning that they would not be pursuing me any further.

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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Mars.

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Multiple rescheduling for the phone screen, which was very annoying. No one contacted me after the phone screen and I found out from a friend who works there that the position was filled. Geez, you think you could have sent an email at least? Very poor candidate experience. I think the TA Team needs to get off their high horse - there are quite a few companies based in Chicago and you're not the same company you use to be. I was excited about the opportunity to work at Mars and am high disappointed in the TA team.

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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Mars (West Chester, PA (US)) in January 2018.

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The interview process started with a phone screen, then a phone interview, followed by two, one-hour, in person interviews. Introductions were given, followed by behavioral and situational questions were asked.

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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Mars (Franklin, TN (US)) in February 2014.

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Panel interview with two panels. Two associates on each. One more technical in nature, and another more team fit related. The first panel consisted of a senior brand manager and a brand director. The second panel had an human resources associate and an activity manager who would be another primary key stakeholder to this position.

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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at Mars (Hackettstown, NJ (US)) in November 2010.

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First two rounds were phone interviews - HR was generic, but the Marketing interviewer was rather difficult and cynical. The questions asked were significantly different from those asked for any other marketing openings, such as "Tell me about a time when a crossfunctional went against you." After an hour found out that I was moving forward to a final round in Hackettstown.

There were two 2on1 interviews, constituting of more tough questions asking about failed projects, issues with management, dysfunctional crossfunctionals, and managing issues between teammates. The most negative interview I've ever had, with very cold interviewers. Impossible to get a read on people, and they all looked like they'd rather shoot themselves than sit there for the interviews; sadly many of these people were the hiring managers. Not a good sign.

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Moved quickly and interviewers left a very good impression on me. Questions were geared a lot towards finding out if I was a good fit for the organization. An offer came within the same week.

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Application

The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Mars (Chicago, IL (US)) in February 2010.

Interview

Initial phone interview was with hr rep. I thought this went horribly -- the position I interviewed for was social media manager and the hr rep was obviously not familiar with the space. I would bring up pretty simple terms that were in fact written in the job description (like "fan base" and "commenting"), and the interviewer just had no clue. I think this interview was scheduled to be 30 minutes, but it ended up taking triple that time. Somehow, I moved on to the next level and had a phone interview with the US digital manager and an in-person with the Global digital marketing manager. The US manager phone interview went fine, basic behavioral stuff. The Global manager asked my more industry questions: what sources do I go to to stay on top of the latest social trends; who do I think is doing social the best. My interviewer seemed like he was in a rush, wanted to know a lot about me, but didn't leave a lot of time for questions.

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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Mars.

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interviewed with a few people - everyone was very nice, didn't ask weird questions, genuinely wanted to get to know me, wanted to get to know what I wanted to accomplish in the role, what I wanted to do with my career

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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Mars (New York, NY (US)).

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There are people from different departments in the interview that also have input with your hiring manager. Very laid back and the questions are pretty common for the most part.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at Mars in July 2016.

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I applied online and about 10 days later had an initial phone screening with an HR representative. They invited me for an in person interview but I would be out of town, so they were flexible and allowed me to do a Skype interview with two hiring managers while I was away. When I returned the following week I had a final round in person one on one interview. The next day I received the offer. Everyone was so helpful, positive, knowledgeable, and flexible. Couldn't have asked for a better overall process.

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