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Logistics Planner at General Mills
No Offer – Reviewed Jun 13, 2013 New
Interview Details – I found the posting on the company website and applied. I was notified that they would like to interview me with a phone screen. It went well and they brought me in for three rounds of two person interviews. The employees were fairly diverse that interviewed me but were all from the Logistics department.
Interview Question – Tell me about the most technically challenging project you have ever worked on? Answer Question
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Human Resources Assistant at General Mills
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Minneapolis, MN Sep 2012 – Reviewed Jun 13, 2013 New
Interview Details – I reached out to a recruiter to express interest about working for GMI. We talked over my resume and why I would be interested in working for the Mill. He set up a phone screen with another recruiter, and a week later I was flying to Minneapolis! At HQ I interviewed with three Director/VP level employees on a one-on-one basis. While there, I also took an IQ, judgement, and personality test. They were fast on the turn around. I had an offer on hand while I was waiting at the airport for my flight. During the time allowed to make the decision, recruiters, managers, and alumni from my school reached out to congratulate me and offer their perspectives. Great people and a great recruiting process.
Interview Question – What attribute is most important for an organization to be successful? Provide an example. View Answer
Reason for Declining – As I spoke with others in the role, I realized that my work would be more about executing really well the decisions of others. Other opportunities available to me allowed for greater autonomy and impact.
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BMA at General Mills
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 13, 2013 New
Interview Details – The hiring process is extremely elaborate. First, there are on-campus interviews. Then, if they like you, you are asked to come to HQ for an entire day of interviews, including a group discussion, testing and simulations of sales scenarios.
Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in five years? View Answer
Negotiation Details – I interned and then got a full-time offer. There was not much room for negotiation on starting salary, etc.
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Sales at General Mills
No Offer – Interviewed in University, IL Oct 2011 – Reviewed Jun 4, 2013 New
Interview Details – Questions were simply all behavorial questions with little focus on long - term or short-term goals. No questions on why General Mills, why sales or why the CPG/Food industry. Very little background or information provided on the actual work I would be doing.
Interview Question – Are you willing to re-locate frequently throughout your career? Must be able to sell them on yes if you want a second round. Answer Question
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Process Engineer at General Mills
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Rockford, IL Jun 2012 – Reviewed Apr 23, 2013
Interview Details –
2 personality test
Onsite Interview with people reading questions off of a sheet
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Assistant Marketing Manager at General Mills
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Minneapolis, MN Jul 2009 – Reviewed Apr 6, 2013
Interview Details –
-In person interview
-Testing
Interview Question – -Testing challenging Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I accepted the offer, should have negotiated.
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Financial Analyst Intern at General Mills
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 1, 2013
Interview Details – Applied through campus recruiting. First round interviews held on campus.
Interview Question – Name a time when you failed on a project View Answer
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Marketing Communications Intern (Gcom) at General Mills
No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 12, 2013
Interview Details – Submitted resume via campus career center website. Notified about 2 weeks later about selection for in-person interview. Completed online Hogan personality tests and on-site Wonderlic test prior to the in-person interview. Had a reception with 2 managers and interview the next day on campus.
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- Nature Valley is partnering with Preserve the Parks. What would you do to promote the campaign? Answer Question
- Lucky Charms is launching a new marshmallow. What would you do to promote the marshmallow and refresh the brand among kids? Answer Question
- What do you use for your marketing toolkit to create integrated marketing campaigns? Answer Question
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Intern at General Mills
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 26, 2013
Interview Details – The interview was very behavioral. It started with a walk-through of my resume and previous internship experience. Then we discussed project experiences and learning opportunities. No technical-intense questions were asked throughout all of the interview stages.
Interview Question – Some of the introspective questions as follow-up to work experience were unexpected, but none of the questions were exceedingly difficult to answer. Answer Question
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Manufacturing Engineering Associate at General Mills
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Buffalo, NY Nov 2009 – Reviewed Feb 22, 2013
Interview Details – Career Fair, Info Session, on campus interview 1 hour, in plant interview 5 hours 6 interviews. Led to summer Internship. Full time MEA offer followed. Star question format for questions. Looking for leadership traits. Mostly easy behavior based and or time management questions. Manufacturing experience prior was a plus. Some team some 1 on 1 some group interviews.
Interview Question – Name a time you disagreed with yor superior how did u handle. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – None
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