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Updated Nov 16, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 3 weeks)

Still awaiting contact from them. Applied online, took the skills test, and was given an interview about 3 weeks later. Was told of the interview the day before it was to occur on campus. Interview was very laid-back. All questions were behavior-based. Practice their star technique and you'll be fine.

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Describe a time when you've had a conflict with one of your peers.

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 in Cincinnati, OH (took a day)

I talked to P&G at my university career fair, and they asked me for a one-on-one interview the next day. The recruiter initially asked me about the things on my resume and basic behavioral questions. About a week later, they called me for an on site interview with two leaders of the plant. I needed to take an hour long skills test which wasn't so difficult, and then the leaders asked me behavioral questions.

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Tell me about a problem you have had when working with another person?

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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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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 in Salt Lake City, UT (took a day)

The interview is 50% personal questions about your resume, 50% behavior. After my initial contact with the company at the college career fair, and having completed the online application, a recruiter requested a 1:1 interview. However, I guess I didn't perform well enough on their competency screening (which is like puzzles) so I wasn't offered a further round. I would recommend you take your time on it.

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Tell me about a time when you had to get a group of people excited about your idea.

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Tell me about a time when you had a problem with someone, and how you handled it.

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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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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in Cape Girardeau, MO (took a day)

Got to the final round- flown up to the plant site- did well in the interview and got a plant tour.
I was told the reason why I did not get the job offer because I did not pass the reasoning test. I knew that I did not pass; I got stuck in one math question and lost track of time. If you take the final assessment test. make sure you don't get stuck in one question ! and get enough sleep

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why Proctor and Gamble?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Apr 2008 (took 3 months)

I came across the job announcement on the pg career wbsite. I created a profile and applied online. I received a confirmation email with a link to an online assessment. It cosisted mostly of personality assessment questions. Within three weeks, I was invited to a reasoning test. The time limit was 65 minutes, and the test was comprised of 40 multiple choice questions. The test had three sections, each wih a different type of questions: numerical reasoning, logic-based reasoning, and figural reasoning.

I received feedback ithin two weeks. I had passed with a management level score and was invited to an interview schduled two weeks later. This was a 1:1 behavioral interview. Questions were mainly scenario-based.

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Describe a situation where you had to assimilate analyze a lot of information to reach a sound decision.

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Very Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 (took a day)

Proctor and Gamble contacted me via email and encouraged me to apply online for an engineering position with them. I applied online, and had to take several evaluations - Intelligence tests, skills tests, etc. They were somewhat difficult. It was the type of thing where they show you a complex pattern and you need to find the next one in the sequence, but more complicated than any I'd seen before. I did well, apparently, because they contacted me for a pre-screening interview. The woman I was supposed to interview with broke her ankle just before she came to campus, so it was changed to a phone interview. I didn't feel like that went well. She asked one or two questions which required me to think of a specific time when I had done something, like "Name a time when you have had to make a difficult decision." I'm a college student. People don't let me make difficult decisions. If I make a difficult decision, odds are it's personal and I wouldn't tell you. She asked 2-3 questions that were all "Name a time...." Apparently I did alright because they asked me to have an in-person, one on one interview on campus. The entire interview was "Name a time when you...." questions. Every questions focused on things I've done rather than what I've learned, what I enjoy, or what I'm capable of. They were very annoying and difficult. I only had one summer of internship experience, and it was difficult to think up answers on the spot. It was aggravating. And the interviewer didn't seem to be in a good mood at all, although I tried to be charming. This is by far the worst, most difficult interview I've ever had. Even if they'd given me an offer I would have declined - it was not a good experience.

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Name a time when had an engineering solution which was implemented.

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Name a time when you came up with a novel engineering solution.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 2 weeks)

i submitted my cv through P&G website and after 2 weeks i recieved an email for the reasoning test. it takes 65 minutes consist of three parts numerical, logical and drawing sections. it was not that difficult but the time play an important role in the exam.h

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1. In 2001, a company marketed 730,000 units of its product. In 2001 its yearly volume was 50% of its volume for 2004. The 2004 volume represents how many units for each of the 365 days of 2004?

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2009 (took 2 weeks)

Applied Online around October 2009, got called by an HR late November and scheduled a phone interview the first week of December, after that 15 days went by then I got an email telling me my resume was now available to hiring departments. Mid January status online changed for one of my positions and said "site visit" but 15 days passed before I got a call. the site visit was in a other city I traveled the day before but no one met up with me until next morning for the visit, everyone was very nice overall and the interview was the typical behavioral interview with the plant manager and unit manager. the I had to take the P&G test for which you can practice online. At the end of the day the plant manager gives you a recap, they told me I had done well and that I would hear from them in 1 to 2 weeks. After 2 weeks went by I emailed them to check the status but never got an answer. the next day the status changed in the career page online to "No longer being considered" so I assume this is the way they answered.

Overall very extensive process with little feedback, I was a bit disappointed with how it ended because you would at least expect a call or email to tell you you were not selected.