I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH) in Nov 2011
Interview
The online test is the first step - simple and obvious how to answer. Then a phone interview with HR followed by someone ~ 6-15 years experience. P&G has a very specific and consistent interviewing process and anyone who interviews must participate in formal training before doing so. Next up - an in-person 'timed' test similar to the GMAT or GRE, in a room with someone supervising. From what I hear, many have failed this test and if one fails, it an automatic 'no'. However, when I interviewed they said 'since we have significant gaps right now, we will consider waiving the test for people who do well in all other regards'. The test usually happens on the same day as the panel interview. The panel inteview will be with 3 CMK managers - they are usually all band 3 or a mix of band 3 and 4. A 'band 3' Senior CMK manager at P&G usually has 6-10 years of experience. It's the level right before assoc. director. Expect a group of young, well trained, articulate and enthusiastic people. Very pleasant, very positivie about their P&G experience. All interviews follow the "CAR" approach (context, action, results). This is not a laid back conversation. It's Q&A and they are looking for specific examples following this method. Depending on who you get, it can feel very canned or conversational. The latter depends on the person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you were able to secure someone’s agreement to an idea or proposal, despite their initial resistance.
Two Assessments taken on Procter and gamble website, as well as one behavioral interview where I was asked 4 questions. I heard back one day after my first interview that I was denied.
Very cookie cutter, 5 questions pertaining to all their STAR requirements. Sometimes an older fellow will ask a case study / scenario question-personally I was asked to estimate how many bottles of aging hair shampoo would be sold within one quarter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an experience where you directly contributed to the success of a project
I applied online. I interviewed at Procter & Gamble in Jul 2019
Interview
Three rounds of competency based interviews with various members of wider function. Questions tend to be repeated at each round. Being up to speed on the core values of company is very useful as the questions focus on giving relevant examples of past experience that relate to those values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were centred on giving examples to highlight core values of the company