I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive (Rome) in Nov 2013
Interview
After submitting my CV, I was contacted by phone but I wasn't asked any questions about my experience/qualifications; the recruiter just wanted to invite me to an assessment day which would take place the following week. The entire process took one day, from 9.30 until 18.00. In the morning I had to attend a group interview: everyone had to introduce him/herself first, then we were asked to discuss a business case all together. Later we individually took an English test, a mathematical/logic test and a verbal reasoning test; after this, one by one we were called to another room, where we attended a one-to-one interview with two hiring managers. 8 people out of 12 including me were admitted to the second phase of the assessment day, which took place after lunch. We were brought to a PC room, where everyone was given a business case: each one of us had to work individually, and we all had 1 hour to prepare a PowerPoint presentation in English to explain our solutions. In my case, I had to choose one product between two to launch to the market, explaining my decision and providing data to sustain it. The presentation had to be delivered in presence of 6 managers, who asked questions and clarifications about the presentation plus other general questions.
Not a great interview experience. Most of the initial comms was through Whatsapp. After completing the first interview, I never heard back about the role. I believe if you do an interview you should at least get a call-back or an email explaining the reasoning behind the decision but from this company I received nothing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explanation of experience and why I thought I'd be a fit for the role.
Klassische Interview-Fragen, insgesamt nette Atmosphäre - am Ende des Gesprächs wurde ein ausführliches Feedback in Aussicht gestellt, dann kam eine Absage per Mail und jegliche Form der Kontaktaufnahme wurde ignoriert.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive in Dec 2018
Interview
There are 3 rounds of interviews. First round with HR head. Second round with line manager. Final round with General Manager. Each takes around 30 to 45 minutes. No written test is needed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked general questions about the candidate background.