I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Coca-Cola Company (South Bend, IN) in Nov 2012
Interview
I received a call from one of their recruiters to set up a phone interview. After the initial phone interview, she said it went well and she offered me a face-to-face interview with the District Sales Manager and the Area Sales Manager for the following week. She also went over the position briefly and told me that they typically start out in the low to mid-40's for a base salary.
During the face-to-face, it was very relaxed and the gentlemen who were interviewing me were easy to talk to. They asked a lot of situational questions (they use the STAR method). At the end of the interview, they will perform a sales pitch to one of them. In my situation, I was going into a high school to sell them on why they should have Coke products in their vending machines over Pepsi, with a healthy aspect to consider. They give 10-15 minutes for prep and the come back in for questioning.
My recommendation for this is to know all you can about all Coke products. Make sure that you have an answer for everything that was outlined in the scenario description sheet. They seemed to really like when I mentioned how there is such a wide variety of products and that Coke is #1 in the industry for a reason---great products and even better customer service.
After the interview was over, they told me I should hear something in the next week or two as to what their decision was. After a week and a half, I got an email from the recruiter saying I was selected to go onto the next round and when she called me the next day, she unofficially offered me the position. I was told that they would officially offer me the position at the beginning of the next year (I interviewed in early November). After pressuring them for a written offer I got a call back two days later and was officially offered the job ahead of schedule.
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Question 1
None really, I felt like I was prepared for their interviewing style and did not have any difficulty coming up with answers for their questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Coca-Cola Company
Interview
Started with HR and then they did a phone screen. From there you went to a live interview. Very thorough and had a live portion of selling. Role playing. After the acceptance letter you had to clear a background check, which did take some time.
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Question 1
Here are different products and a scenario and then you had to role play.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at The Coca-Cola Company (Spirit Lake, IA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Very interactive. A couple screening phone calls by HR. Had to do a live sales call. Otherwise standard interview. HR was very engaged out of Chicago and was a great experience for such a big company.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Coca-Cola Company in Sep 2017
Interview
Referred by an employee/friend. They sent me their referral link and I applied online. The process was fast but because they were trying to hire and interview before the buy out I believe. I don't believe it is normally this quick. I applied Thursday and by Friday I had a phone screen scheduled for Monday.
The phone interview was with someone from HR, very typical and average. We talked about my experiences and current role. She did ask me one behavior based questions and I had to answer in STAR format. It was probably about 20 minutes, we scheduled an in person interview while on the phone. HR will send you some information on STAR format answers and a page on Coca Cola values that the questions will be based off.
The in person interview was with the district manager and also a current market development manager. Both were very nice and welcoming. They asked me a few basic questions regarding my resume and why Coke. Then there were 3 behavior based questions, must answer clearly in the STAR format. I will say, the questions were a bit confusing and I wish I would have taken more time to think and make sure I answered all of it. They were one of those questions that had like 3 questions in 1. I could have done better, so a tip would be to have them repeat the question and make sure you take the time to think about your answer and how you can answer all the questions clearly.
Next, there was a role play. They give you a situation and some background info and 10 minutes to prepare. They leave the room.