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Updated Feb 5, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Food Distribution Specialist at General Mills
Posted Feb 5, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 months)
I was contacted by a hiring company who found my resume online. At first, I was not told what company I was interviewing for, but was given information that it was in the Food Service industry. After a successful phone screening with the hiring company (asked questions about my resume and given behavioral type situations), I was then informed that it was for General Mills and that I would be flown out to their HQs in Minn. for a formal half-day interview (all expenses paid).
The interview itself in Minneapolis was tough. You get to size up your competition right at the hotel (every potential candidate stays at the same hotel and ride the shuttle to the HQ together.. competition from the get-go!). You are all taken around the HUGE campus of General Mills and brought to a room together. A little slide show is shown about info on GM. Then you split up and do one-on-ones mixed with a sales presentation somewhere in between. It was tough, I must say. I had to sell a potential new product and think of a sales tactic of how to distribute it to a potential "c-store" (convenience store). Then more one-on-ones with all types of behavioral questions. THEY ALL ARE BEHAVIORAL QUESTIONS. Don't expect this to be an easy interview. GM is a great company and wants to completely understand their future employees to see if they are a perfect fit. At times, I felt I was telling them information about situations I had never told anyone else!
After the one-on-ones you all join back together and are escorted out. They are very nice, intelligent, and caring people. I enjoyed my experience and definitely learned a lot about not only GM, but myself as well.
I have 2 complaints: 1) it took 2 MONTHS to hear back that I didn't get the job (only after I contacted the recruiter to follow-up with any news). 2) I was never told what city I would be working in; the job location was "multiple locations". Even after asking where I would specifically be stationed, and making known I was open to relocation, I still could not get a concrete answer.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Intern at General Mills
Posted Feb 2, 2012
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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 Sep 2011 (took 2 days)
First Round: Two 45 minute interviews. One was very formal, structured, and behavioral question based. Interviewer referenced a guide with questions and took notes. The other interview was informal, comfortable, and more of a get-to-know-you feel. This interviewer only used my resume to make notes on, no formal guide.
Second Round: The night before was a dinner to meet a current employee, ask questions, learn a little bit about the second round interviewers, and hear what the day for second round interviews would entail. The day of the interviews began with a breakfast followed by assessments (Wonderlic and situation-based assessment). There were four 45 minute interviews separated by a break and lunch. The interviews varied by interviewer, but were composed primarily of behavioral-based questions and guided by a formal document listing interview questions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Chemical Engineer at General Mills
Posted Feb 1, 2012
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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 Oct 2011 in Covington, GA (took a day)
Several Engineers and Human Resource Officers asked Behavioral questions one on one.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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Promotions Marketing Planner at General Mills
Posted Jan 30, 2012
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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 Nov 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took 2 months)
It was an average experience. I was recruited from campus along with a couple other students from my University but nobody was offered a position. They are very professional but use recycled questions. The interviews early on felt directed and my interviewers seemed interested but all the interviews at headquarters seemed like I was wasting their time. The "campus" is very nice and it seems like a very comfortable place to work but not a top choice for innovative and self-motivated people. Their perks are almost unbeatable but they have to be due to their location. It seems like it would be a great place to work for a short time but the strength of the company is it's long running career track employees, some of which should be reviewed. They ask decently tough questions during the interview but no real curveballs. I was rushed between interviewers because they messed up with timing. Not a company I would want to work for life for and that seems like all they are interested in. Especially for people coming right out of a top University, I'd advise looking elsewhere for a more interactive and innovative first job. Very "kool-aid" culture.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Associate Marketing Manager at General Mills
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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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 May 2010 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 4 weeks)
The interview process is fairly straight forward. You are first recruited off campus, and then are invited into the office for 2 two day interview process. There you will meet with several directors, who will want to go over your background, your passion for marketing, and how you would respond to specific situations (ie inventory of an ingredient runs low, how do you react).
You will also be taken out for lunch by current employees who will be looking to understand how you are on a social level. it is important to be yourself during this process, as fit is very important to General Mills.
Interview Questions
a) Send only the amount of product which you can produce with the ingredients you have on hand - which will mean shipping customers less product that they had ordered during a time of year where they rely on your products to drive business
b) Substitute a different ingredient into the product, which from your understanding the consumer will not notice a difference, and complete all of the orders your customers have placed which will allow them to have a successful key season.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Manager at General Mills
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Reasonable and thorough interview process. Phone screen by an internal HR recruiter after an online application was completed. Received an invitation to interview in person, one on one as well as a group meeting (over lunch). The people were very pleasant and there was good question/answer sessions. The "fit" was good, yet the position was offered to someone else. Good company values and structure and would recommend to anyone who is seeking a solid employer.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Human Resources Assistant at General Mills
Posted Dec 13, 2011
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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 Dec 2011 in Chanhassen, MN (took 4+ weeks)
The interview process at the manufacturing plant in Chanhassen, MN is a mess. After our initial phone interview the hiring manager said he would get back to me in 1 to 2 days. I finally contacted him 5 days later. From there an interview was scheduled for me to come on site and meet with him and 3 other members of the team. He told me 3 times he would send me an interview schedule. The schedule did not arrive until 20 minutes before the interview was to start and by that time I was already there and ready to go. In our interview he stated I would hear from him either way at the beginning of the following week (4-5 days). It's been almost 2 weeks now and I haven't heard anything back.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Analyst at General Mills
Posted Dec 13, 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 May 2010 in Minneapolis, MN (took a day)
Met the recruiter at my University, developed relationship. He called me back when there was an internship opening. I had a phone interview on a Tuesday and then they asked me to go in that Friday.
Got to the Headquarter at 7:30. Total 4 interviews. First two were Behavior, and the last two were technical. They had breakfast, lunch and coffee break for you throughout the day.
Very good experience.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Analyst at General Mills
Posted Nov 24, 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 Nov 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took 2 days)
Came to our school and interviewed for the first rounds. If you move on, then they send you out to the HQ for the final rounds. I got there on a Monday night where I was taken out to dinner with 2 GMI employees and 3 others who were interviewing for finance. Next day was 4 interviews throughout the day and met a ton of people. Advice:
-Talk to as many people as possible to find out stuff about company
-Pace yourself
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Business Management Associate at General Mills
Posted Nov 21, 2011
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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 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took a day)
I met with a recruiter at a career fair through my university. After giving her my resume and applying online, I heard back from this recruiter several weeks later offering me an on-campus interview.
The interview was very negative for me, and not just because I was not offered a position. My interviewer was running behind schedule, so she rushed through our 1-1, cutting me off on several questions and filling in words she assumed I would say. It was really frustrating and she was unprofessional, even asking me "are you Hispanic" because of my appearance and that I listed Spanish and Portuguese language skills on my resume.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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