Super friendly HRs, pleasant telephone interview with very little questions (my CV and profile was clear to them from the start). I have applied for the BM position without actual jbm experience, but had a similar background. Interview with the hiring manager went not so smooth, i had a feeling that there were personal bias due to the nationality, or my background involved in the process.
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Question 1
Case study: 90 minutes time to prepare for an extremely generic and nothing to do with marketing case. In instructions NOTHING tells you about the real aim of this case study: to check how good you read between the lines and detect escalations within the written communications. I found it misleading, disappointing and maybe even unethical, since the task did not reflect the aim of the exercise.
Further questions were rather direct and even aggressive: "What is your management style", or statements like: "Your previous employer has a terrible reputation".
After the interview I was very much doubting my if I should consider PepsiCo as an employer at all.
hr interview, then line manager interview, the case preparation and presentation on final interview with line manager and team lead. questions on the reasoning and rationale of the descisions on the case
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Question 1
if the campaign (you propose in case) could be summarized by one message, what would it be?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo
Interview
Not too bad! Some tricky questions but really lovely hiring team who made me feel comfortable. Basic STAR technique is what they were looking for during the competency questions, and there was an unseen task to complete
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Question 1
Tell us a time where you had to influence the outcome of a project
The interview process is exceptionally challenging, demanding thorough preparation. It includes rigorous assessments, tough questions, and a competitive atmosphere, creating a formidable and strenuous experience that tests one's abilities and resilience.
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Tell us about yourself, and why did you apply here?