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Updated Apr 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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IT at Avon
Posted Jan 20, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 (took 2 days)
Inteview 1:1 with the hiring manager and one other person in the dept.
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Reason for Declining
There was a travel requirement I was not willing to accept at the time.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Production Pl; Anner at Avon
Posted Dec 23, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
1 telephone screening with HR and 3 back to back functional interviews (3 hours of interviewing in one sitting). The people were friendly but clearly frazzled and obviously annoyed by the time away from their desks.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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District Sales Manager at Avon
Posted Dec 22, 2009
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2008 (took 3 months)
Intensive interview process, multiple phone interviews and in-person interview. Personality and management style/skills test, drug test, background check required. Process can be excruciatingly drawn out, particularly if actively seeking employment while unemployed.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Administrative Assistant at Avon
Posted Dec 11, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Miami, FL (took 3 months)
Was contacted by recruiter retained by the company. First interview was with the HR Manager for Latin America and Central Europe (interview conducted in a hotel lobby). The interviewee kept asking how I would handle a variety of IT related issues, despite the position being executive assistant to the regional vice president. About 6 weeks later I interviewed with the vice president of sales and marketing and again, he asked me what I would do if a blackberry wasn't working, etc. About a month passed and when I contacted the recruiter (who I think knew all along I had not gotten the job), he told me they had selected another candidate who was more comfortable troubleshooting and fixing computer problems. The office in Miami is a satellite office and they were looking for a jack of all trades,basically, They had told me they were going to hire an IT person but apparently thought it was better to kill several birds with one stone.
I am glad I was not offered the position, as I might have taken it and then regretted it. I do not like fixing or troubleshooting computers; that is what an IT department is for. I am surprised a company like Avon would not have an dedicated IT employee.
All in all, they took a long time to make a decision, interviewing in the lobby of a hotel was quite strange to me and I didn't get the feeling they are very professional.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Marketing at Avon
Posted Dec 10, 2009
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2007 in New York, NY (took a day)
Very easy, standard questions - educational and professional background, why you want to work there, etc
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Avon
Posted Nov 16, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Dallas, TX (took 2 weeks)
Initial phone screening interview - about 45 minutes in length.
Secondary phone interview with immediate supervisor.
Final phone interview with high level manager.
Attended sales meeting as a guest and conducted final interview.
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Reason for Declining
HR would not discuss negotiating salary and was unable to provide details regarding cost/coverage of medical benefits.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Purchasing at Avon
Posted Oct 23, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in New York, NY (took a day)
Recruiter knew nothing about the subject matter and asked prepared questions that were taken from the job description. Had limited frame of reference if the candidate was even qualified for the position.
Suspect that the exercise was to "boil the ocean" and I question if there was even a position attached to the interview. 4 qualified collegues interviewed for same position and in each case, some objection was raised that eliminated that person from consideration.
Strongly suspect the age discrimination a contributing factor.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing at Avon
Posted Oct 14, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2007 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
Avon interviews usually happen with HR, followed by category managers and the category VP. It is very much a personality test as much as it is behavioral and a skills assessment. The Avon culture is very consensus driven, and the ability to forge relationships and get buy-in is critical. While eagerness is valued - personalities that are too strong may be a put off in this "nice" culture.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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