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Updated Dec 14, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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GIT at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Dec 14, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Morristown, NJ (took 3 weeks)
consisted of one phone screen done by HR intern
got called back for a "super day" on site
met with 3 different groups of people and had 1 technical round and 2 non-technical rounds
simple behavioral questions about leadership skills and participating in a team
they dont expect u to know everything but want to see your ability to learn.
training is provided the first week you start internship.
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Negotiation Details
no negotiation really.. they will increase your pay based on your education level. i saw no reason to negotiate.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Project Engineer CO-OP at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Morristown, NJ (took 2+ weeks)
I had applied through my college recruiting website earlier and recieved an invitation for an on campus interview. The interview consisted of two 1:1 interviews, one with the HR rep and the other with the Engineering Manager. The interviews were simple scenario questions, it was rather dry at some points though--especially with the HR rep. They were both basically trying to get through the questions they had on their paper and get answers for them written. The questions were mainly scenario questions "Tell me about a time you exhibited leadership in a team" etc. From what I gather they just want to see that you can work well with the rest of Engineers and that you can problem solve and think on your own. Just know your resume and have good stories to back up each of the scenario questions and you should be fine.
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Negotiation Details
Have yet to negotitate the offer. I didn't officially accept it yet but may if good terms can be negotiated.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Development at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Nov 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
My situation was a little bit different than most, I was able to stumble across colgate-palmolive at an Career Fair and landed an interview for the next day. During the interview they presented a lot of situational questions (i.e. tell me about a time you faced a struggle in your professional life. How did you overcome this obstacle?) But other than that they just really want to get a feel for your personality and make sure that it fits in with the culture they have at Colgate-Palmolive. It's really important to have a lot of diverse experiences to talk about during the interview and engage them. Good luck to everyone, I hope this was helpful!
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Quality Associate at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Oct 26, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
Behavioral interview questions
Interview Questions
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Accountant Assistant at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 1 week)
interview
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Brand Manager at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Aug 4, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Topeka, KS (took a day)
HR person called and set up for the phone interview. She gave me possible date and time for me to choose. After three days later, I had and interview. It took me about 30 min.
Not a super friendly person but somewhat professional.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Fragrance Tech Team Intern at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Aug 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 (took a day)
easy process
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Engineering Bursary at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Jul 30, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took a day)
you have to know your cv in and out ,they are very disorganised sweet people ,you have every chance of things working for you if you know your resume well
Negotiation Details
no negotiotion just apply
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Intern at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Jun 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
The HR department was quite disorganized wiith the hiring and screening process. It took them over two months to issue out interview schedule after the deadline of the application. It took them over one month to issue out job offer notification after the interview.
Scheduling was terrible; poor communication with interview candidates; no notification that there could be an interview that is to be done over phone rather an in-person meeting.
The worst part was that when following up via phone. I get no return phone calls after leaving voicemails. When it is on the phone, they had no idea how far the screening process has progressed or how long it will take to give a definite answer. Very disappointed with the logistics and workflow of the HR department of a Fortune 500 company.
Quite the surprise and unexpected!
Interview asked many behavioral questions and background. Interviewers are are very courteous and professional in manner.
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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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Junior Capital Accountant at Colgate-Palmolive
Posted Jun 8, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took a day)
Asked me about my resume, some questions about my experiences, nothing very specific. I got to meet with one of the interns for a while before I left. I was told that I did well but in the end, I waited for about a month before being notified that I didn't get the position.
It should be noted that my interviewer didn't exactly know how the position will be filled so I can't say much about how I actually fared.
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