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Updated Feb 13, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Human Resources Manager at Procter & Gamble
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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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 (took 3 weeks)
The initial phone screen and final interview were comprised of all behavioral questions. The questions were divided into 3 sections based on the PVP (Purpose, Values, Principles): the Power of Minds, the Power of People, and the Power of Agility. The questions tend to be a little more complex than usual. For example: "Tell me about a time you used a particular approach to solve a problem, and then used that same approach in a different situation to solve another problem."
My advice is to be prepared. Have a list of the attributes you want to demonstrate (Leadership, Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Risk Taking, etc.), and then have answers demonstrating each attribute. Ultimately, the questions are trying to determine whether or not you possess a desired competency, so it's better to prepare answers for personal attributes, instead of attempting to have an exhaustive list of answers for every question.
I had to take two reasoning exams. The first was 15 questions, and was a pre-screen, and the second was an hour long at their HQ. The first consists only of figural reasoning, while the second also includes logical reasoning and basic algebra problems in word format. It seems designed more to weed out unsuccessful applicants than to assess reasoning ability.
The people there were amazing. Very driven, motivated, highly intelligent, and capable. Lots of Type A personalities. Many had worked there for their entire career. I was very happy to have received an offer.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Can't negotiate starting salary. They pay competitive.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Business Analyst at Procter & Gamble
Posted Jan 15, 2012
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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 Sep 2011 (took 2 months)
The interview took place on campus. The interviewer was very friendly and easy to talk to. Seemed very interested in getting a feel of the culture and personality fit. Took a long time between the first interview to hear from HR regarding next steps.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Quality Assurance Specialist at Procter & Gamble
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
First you would be called for a 1:1 interview with the sourcing manager. a 2:1 interview would then be arranged if successful and depending on the role you might have to do up to 3 group interviews.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Marketing at Procter & Gamble
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 2 weeks)
first you apply online, then you receive an email with a link to answer a questionair based on personal qualities, background, etc. If your profile matches you are invited to go and do a test to evaluare your analytical skills. Then you wait at their offices for a while and they will tell you if you passed the exam. If so, you are scheduled an interview with a recruiter (not necessarily from HR or the function you applied for) for a first screening. If you pass that stage you are called to go to further interviews, it can either be three separate interviews with different managers or one or to pannel interviews with 2-3 managers. if you pass this stage you will receive an offer.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Not open to negotiation.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Assistant Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble
Posted Jan 9, 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 Oct 2011 (took 3 days)
1. online application.
2. online assessment.
3. in person assessment (pretty much SAT/GMAT)
3. in person 2 person panel interview
The questions are very much the same as many have mentioned. Key points to illustrates are:
1. you are a leader , doer in every way
2. you work well with the team
3. you are good with #s
they asked me 8-10 questions. The most I have ever encountered.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Product Supply Manufacturing at Procter & Gamble
Posted Jan 6, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Applied via college career website (taking both the personality test and IQ test), received an interview a week later, in-person 1-on-1 oncampus. All behavioral questions, very nice interviewer, very friendly, made it easy. Then, 3 days later, was called for an onsite interview, which included an IQ test and a group panel interview. Received an offer that same day. Note: interview reviews are for the final interview.
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Negotiation Details
None
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Business Analyst at Procter & Gamble
Posted Dec 22, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Cincinnati, OH (took 4+ weeks)
First you need to pass the personality/values test and IQ test. I then received a phone call to set up a phone interview, took the phone interview which was heavy in technical questions and background experiences, then was invited for the second in person IQ test (to confirm it was you who took the first one remotely?). Finally, I was invited to a face-to-face interview with multiple interviewers in the same room asking difficult questions to see if your values are aligned with the companies. Then I received the offer and worked to negotiate.
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Negotiation Details
I was not able to negotiate. Internally I have had friends that were given increment bonuses when they indicated they were intending to go elsewhere.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Intern at Procter & Gamble
Posted Dec 21, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
applied online, took online exam. received phone interview within a few weeks. got an offer to go to conference at HQ, interview more there and found out about company. very easy skills test again, tour of archives. received offer the day after.
culture was friendly. P&G hires from the bottom.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Finance Internship at Procter & Gamble
Posted Dec 12, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Cincinnati, OH (took 6 weeks)
The interview process for the finance internship is quite extensive. It begins by taking the online personality test followed by the reasoning test. If you pass both, P&G will then email you within 2 weeks regarding the next step in the process, the phone interviews. I had two, both were women at the associate director and director levels. They were about two weeks apart, and you must pass the first one to get to the second.
Assuming you pass both phone interviews you will be notified via email to come to P&G's headquarters in cincinnati for your final round of interviews. They pay for all travel expenses, as well as food and lodging. The night before your in-person interviews, a fellow P&G finance employee will take you out to dinner to answer any last minute questions you might have, NOTE: this is not another interview, simply a laid back Q&A and is extremely beneficial. Btw, the restaurants they take you to are some of the nicest in the city.
In the morning you will report to the main lobby where you will meet up with an HR employee who will show you around and introduce you to other employees. Before any interviews, you will be asked to take another reasoning test ( similar to the online version but more difficult), you should definitely prepare for this before hand (they will send you a link for a practice exam after your phone interviews). You MUST pass this to get a job offer. Once that is done you will be taken to your first 1:1 interview. Immediately following that you will do another 1:1 interview. Each interview (phone and in person is approx one hour in length).
When both interviews are over, you will be taken out to lunch by a finance employee. P&G tries to mach your personality with the person taking you out to lunch which is really nice.
P&G will contact you anywhere from an hour after you leave up to two weeks later to offer you the position (they called me an hour after).
Two weeks later they will ask you to complete a drug screen. IT IS A HAIR FOLLICLE DRUG TEST SO PREPARE YOURSELF AHEAD OF TIME!!!
That's pretty much it. Good luck!
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Negotiation Details
The salery they offer you is between $1,800-2,000 bi weekly. It is one of the best paying internships I know of.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Research and Development Engineer at Procter & Gamble
Posted Dec 15, 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 2010 in Mehoopany, PA (took 2 days)
My university was not on Procter & Gamble's recruitment list, but I had access to a company referral that allowed me the chance to interview. Without that referral, I would not have been considered. There were two phone interviews, and a 2-day visit to their R&D HQ in Cincinnati, OH. The interview questions were standard; one technically oriented (but not a test), and the other more personality/leadership oriented.
Prior to the interview on site there was a cognitive reasoning test (IQ Test), but it didn't appear that much pressure was placed on it. In general, stress level seemed high, but people liked their jobs and had high praise for the company.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation nor any room. After accepting the offer, my place of employment was moved from Cincinnati, OH to the much less desirable Mehoopany, PA.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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