I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nestlé Purina U.S. (Bloomfield, MO) in Nov 2013
Interview
I saw the posting on my college career board website and it directed me to Nestlé Purina's website to apply. I filled out the application and 2 days later I got an email asking to set up a time for a phone interview which I scheduled for a week later.
The phone interview was very standard, starting off with a bunch of screening questions and then 3-4 behavioral questions. The lady was very nice and at the end she even told me what the salary was and that there would be no negotiation.
A week later I got an email saying I'd been invited to Bloomfield, MO (with 3 other applicants) to interview on-site at their Bloomfield plant. They set me up with a current Supply Chain Trainee (they called it an Ambassador) to talk to if I had any questions. I called a company through Nestlé that settled all my travel expenses (round-trip flight, rental car, and 2-night hotel stay).
A week and a half later I flew out to St. Louis (Sunday) and got the rental car (which can range anywhere from a Jeep SUV to a Ford Mustang) and drove down to Cape Girardeau, where the hotel was, which was approximately 150 miles from the airport. The hotel itself was really nice and had a bunch of cool amenities. That night my ambassador took me and another applicant out to a sports bar for dinner with some of the other current trainees.
The next morning (Monday) all the trainees drove to the Bloomfield plant (approximately 40 miles from the hotel) where we met a lot of the people involved with the program and had an orientation with trivia questions, Nestlé candy, and a tour around the plant.
After the tour we met some more people involved with the plant and then we drove back to the hotel. The ambassador picked all of the applicants up in a van and took us to out to a place where some of the supervisors were waiting. We hung out there for an hour or so, talking and getting to know one another while eating some snacks and then we walked across the street to a local restaurant for dinner. After dinner the ambassador took us back to the hotel.
The next morning (Tuesday) was the actual interview. We all drove back to Bloomfield and we rotated around to 3 different interviewers (the supervisors we had met the night before). Each interview was an hour long and consisted of 4 behavior-based questions after a brief resume discussion.
After all the interviews finished, we were given lunch and told by the HR manager that we would hear back from him by phone regardless by approximately that Friday, next Monday the latest. We all said our goodbyes and drove back to St. Louis where we returned the rental cars and flew back to our home states.
Thursday morning (less than 48 hours later) I received a call from the HR manager telling me that I was selected for the position and I was given my offer with 8 days to accept/reject (they are flexible with that). I also received an official written offer and the salary was actually slightly higher than what was told to me on the phone interview (no complaints there). I was also invited back to St. Louis for VIPurina day 3 weeks later and they even offered to fly out 2 people with me (parents or a SO). After deliberating for a few days and talking with my family, I decided to accept the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They're all behavioral questions about your past work/educational experience and how you responded/reacted to certain situations. You will be asked slight variations of these questions multiple times and you cannot use the same answer/situation multiple times.
I applied online. I interviewed at Nestlé Purina U.S.
Interview
Informal phone interview lasted about 30mins. Was told I would hear from a specific location in a week if I make it to the next round. Heard within a few days and was flown to the on site location. Very pleasant experience. All employees were very nice and welcoming. The on site interview day consisted of 4, 1 hour interviews all behavioral based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you made a large impact.
Tell me about a time you recognized a hidden issue and what actions you took to fix it.
Etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Nestlé Purina U.S.
Interview
The entire process was made very comfortable. I am in college and interviewed with a lot of different companies and Purina was easily the most comfortable. I applied online and received a call the next day scheduling a phone interview. The phone interview was relaxed and what anyone would expect. Almost a week later they emailed me saying that they wanted me to come and interview on site. Once I was at the site they gave me a brief tour of the facility and let me ask questions and meet a lot of the management that I would be working closely with if I got the job. The next day was when I was interviewed by some of the people I met the day before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
At work or a class project tell me about a time when you made a mistake.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nestlé Purina U.S. in Jan 2015
Interview
I applied through my university's career website and was invited to partake in a first round phone interview. Overall, the interview went was pretty straightforward. I was asked to give a brief background of myself and my experience and then was asked three behavioral questions afterwards. However, after the interview process, I felt that human resources was rather disrespectful towards me. I was told that I would receive email soon about whether or not I advanced to the next round, yet after about two weeks went by I had not heard anything. As a result, I decided to call the representative who interviewed me but she did not answer the phone so I left a message. A few days later, I eventually went onto the website to check my application status to find out that I did not advance to the next round. I was not really bothered by the fact that I did not advance as much as I was by the fact that I was promised some sort of notification and received nothing. Overall, from an outside view, the company needs to work on their manners a bit while also increasing the amount of clarity within their interview and hiring process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time where you had to work with a team and describe some of the obstacles that you had to overcome.
Supply Chain Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Nestlé Purina U.S. with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Supply Chain Trainee roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nestlé Purina U.S. overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nestlé Purina U.S. as a Supply Chain Trainee according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 18%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 9%
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