I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mars (Hackettstown, NJ) in Oct 2010
Interview
The first interview was a phone screen with an HR peson consisting of your basic interview question, ie leadership style, accomplishments, goals, objectives. It also consisted of a detailed discussion of Mars unique . The 2nd interview was also a phone interview but with the hiring manager. It was about 1.5 hours and went deep into functional experience, accomplishments. I was immediately told that I would be invited to come in for a formal interview. In the interim, they had asked me to execute an online personality survey.
It took about a month to schedule the in-house interview. It consisted of 2 - 2 people panel including HR, the hiring manager, and 2 peers. I would say it was relatively easy overall. The individuals spent alot of time talking about the Mars culture and making sure I was a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you manage a difficult individual who would be disappointed that they didn't get the position.
The interviews were about 8 week long and consisted of 6.5 rounds. Employees in similarly situated positions did not go through the same process in that they had about 3 interview in total.
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Following screening of HR, initial round(s) of 1:1 interview(s) with hiring manager and/or peers depending on seniority of role. Final stage is a panel interview with 3-4 people including stakeholders
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Mars
Interview
The interview happened over several rounds: a phone screen with an internal recruiter, followed by a conversation with hiring manager, then a panel interview, and follow up with the president of the function.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your leadership style and provide examples?
