PepsiCo Finance Manager interview questions

Two rounds and at least 5 interviews.

Called for interview one month after initial application submission. Two stage face to face interview. First with HR and line manger. Second interview with HR, line manager and their manager.

Had a phone interview and then three additional interviews with the hiring manager, another manager on the team and then the director - all behavioral questions and felt conversational. Contract took a long time to receive and the deadline was very short, not much flexibility there

Very involved with chats with many different leaders and stakeholders. They take the time to ensure it is a right fit and very thoughtful questions and lots of time to discuss your own questions as well.

I had applied on the website and got a call fairly quickly from the HR; HR was v nice all along the process and quick to arrange interviews. Since I was moving from Boston, it was made to be quick; one day, 3-4 hours and I met 5 people. Head of my team (Senior VP), my boss (Senior Director), 2 other senior directors and one HR business partner. Overall the process was smooth and focused on my skill set and previous job experience. In the end, I had a short case interview type question. Boss had a problem for me with some numbers on a sheet, and he wanted me to analyze the same for him.

Phone interview with recruiter follow by 4 interviews in one day. Each interview was 30min and questions were behavioral based.

PepsiCo implemented a compus hire style recruiting strategy in 2009 where it interviewed a large number of candidates for potential hires. It started with a phone screen by recruitor followed by phone interview by the hiring manager. Both lasted for approximately 1 hour.

The entire recruiting process is substandard in comparison to big companies like Nestle, Danone and Mondelez, all of which I experienced. 1) Get a recruiter that is excited about the company and can portray that to potential candidates. My initial interview, I knew instantly that the vibe was off. However, I didn’t want to base my opinion on one person so I proceeded. 2) I was interviewed by the hiring manager who seemed totally unprepared and uninterested. Firstly her camera or microphone wasn’t working. Did you not test this before? That took some time to address and she was only able to get her microphone working. Keep in mind, this interview was scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Secondly, she asked me three questions and still had time to spare. None of which were specific to my experience. She could NEVER make a decision on those 3 questions for a Finance manager position. She spent all the time talking about herself. Needless to say I withdrew my application. I sent thank you emails to the recruiter and hiring manager and received no response. I also sent an additional email to be courteous of withdrawing my application - also no response. This experience speaks volumes to the culture at PepsiCo. For a big company, you need to do better to retain and acquire better talent!