Procter & Gamble Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - P&G company in the world beggest one more company and highest growing brand.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Very simple and focused interview. It was a cake walk.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interviewer want to be cheque knowledg ur area ,comuncation skill.and calculation.

Round: Test
Experience: computer test

Round: Test
Experience: Section 1 involved numerical questions which could be solved using high school math. Section 2 had situations given from which you had to identify the valid/invalid conclusions. Section 3 required you to identify the pattern and choose the missing figure from the options.
Tips: The first section is a pretty easy one so try to ensure you get all questions right. The second requires you to assimilate information quickly. The third section is something that needs a little practice
Duration: 65 minutes

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: The two interview rounds were completely behavioral. You were required to give instances when you had done something or asked how you would react to a situation
Tips: Be prepared with instances when you led a team, convinced a group if people, overcame obstacles, changed course during a project

General Tips: The time might be less but that is so for everyone. Stay calm and don't panic
Skill Tips: Apart from visual reasoning, not much practice is required for the test
Skills: Ability To Analyse, Logical Reasoning, Reasoning Ability
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: P&G is the largest FMCG in the world. You are exposed to a live project and there is a possibility of getting a Pre-Placement offer. The stipend of 1.2 lakh per month for a 2 month internship is the highest among core companies

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: It was with the help of seniors. Its always better to go through some seniors resumes before writing one. I also sent my resume to some seniors so as to get a feedback and to make the appropriate changes. Resume should not be taken as a 1 day job. Every point in the resume should be clear and should reflect the intended qualities. Also the proof reading task to identify small mistakes can be given to juniors. Yes , in the starting session of the placements I used to attend the ppts as they started in the last semester only. They help a lot in deciding about the companies but if one is not writing anything down then its very difficult to recall the points from a ppt that one has attended 2 months back. Its always better to have a conversation with seniors in different jobs so as to have an idea about the job profiles and work conditions so that a clear decision can be made.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: At the time of placements only a doc file with some standard HR questions was circulated within the batch. I went through it and prepared the HR questions once. I also gained some insight into case studies by the documents circulated by the batch mates.

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: I didn't think that solving puzzles beforehand helps in an interview as if you already know them then its very difficult to hide it from the interviewer.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I just took basic GD fundaes that are available on google and from some of the friends who had attended some TIME and IMS GD sessions. Since I was preparing for CAT to some extent and used to appear for MOCK CATS. So it helped a lot in the tests as most of the tests are CAT based. So it’s better to go through some CAT practice books to prepare for the tests.

Skill Tips: Be properly dressed in an interview. Suit is not necessary but do get nice formals and a tie. It always helps to create a good impression as it tells them that you are interested in the company.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I started with resumes of my seniors ( try having a look at seniors having a similar profile as yours, that helps), generally looking for a good format and how to put my points across. I noticed that the general pattern of all the good resumes was three fold: 1. Identifying the problem and defining it well. 2. What measures were taken.. 3. What results were obtained. Try to model all your subpoints in such a pattern. Using the list of adjectives and verbs given at MITs website ( google for MIT Resume writing tips) helps quite a lot. After prep of 1st draft, getting it edited by friends and seniors/elders is one of the most important steps. Don’t be shy about it, its better if your mistakes are pointed out by them rather then the interviewer ?.

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: There is a folder of case questions and a HLPQ(huge list of personality questions) floating around in the institute. Try getting hold of it. It is more then sufficient

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Prepare for CAT seriously, even if you don’t intend to do an MBA. It helps brush up your quantitative and analytical skills, which is the test basis for many a companies. In my case( in my group of friends), I found that whoever dint try giving CAT, eventually ended up suffering because of bad quantitative and DI skills. Everyone thinks that they will practice DI, but nobody does it finally. For interviews, write down the answers to questions in HLPQ in a similar threefold format, wherever possible : 1. problem faced. 2. Actions taken. 3. results. Dont learn the answers ( esp. language) by heart, doesn't help you in any way. Ask our friends to question you and practice. For interview, there is an approach saying that you should prepare a timeline & help of what happened in your life (major incidents) and then try to pick out some major incidents. Didn't follow that approach myself, so cant say
how much effective it is.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: GDs No point doing it individually. Pick up a topic and do GD.

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I took help from my friends to prepare my resume. Also inputs from my seniors were very fruitful. Yes, I attended all the Pre-Placement talks. I think these PPTs are very important as they give the insight of the company and help you set your priorities.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: For GDs the workshop conducted by IMS was very helpful. Also various other useful sites are listed below: -----/ -----.html. I prepared in groups and I believe preparing this way is very helpful.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Firstly this BePrepared is very useful for various interview experiences. In order to prepare for HR Questions I took help from my friends.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: Questions asked in the Interviews
Tell me about yourself, your family background. Describe a time when you were leading and influencing the direction of a project or task to deliver significant results Describe a situation when you faced a difficult problem and you were able to solve it.( details of the context, the action you took and the results that were achieved). Provide an example when you approached your work with a mindset of having limited resources or time. ( details of the context, the action you took and the results that were achieved). Describe a situation when you changed your decision after being influenced by others. Describe any innovative idea given by you and to what extent has it been implemented. Do you have any teaching experience, if yes then describe it. Describe a situation where you have carry forwarded the work of your predecessor and to what extent have you been successful in completing it.
Tips: First and foremost go through the site of the company. One should prepare thoroughly the for the HR interview. Also one should be consistent right from the beginning of the Selection procedure of the i.e written test, questionnaire and both round of interviews.

Skill Tips: Regarding dress you are expected to be in formals. Don't get nervous during the interview. Take your time to think and then answer the questions.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY