I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Shiseido (Kuala Lumpur) in Dec 2021
Interview
First I got a call from HR and they ask some genaral questions like the internship period, what is your major about, etc.... After getting all the basic details, we scheduled a time for virtual interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- do you know about Shiseido?
- What you have studied?
- Are you clear with the job scope?
Recrutement/ RH/ Manager/ Responsable/Directeur
Entretien correct, questions sur le parcours, personnalité, attente du poste, raisons pour lesquelles j’ai postulé pour ce job, vision à moyen/long terme, switch de l’entretien en anglais
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Shiseido (Petaling Jaya)
Interview
Casual interview process, very basic questions asked and mostly touch on past experiences and career aspirations. The session went on for about 30-40mins. Overall pleasant experience. Interviewer was very straight forward in what to expect in terms of job scope and salary package
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Shiseido (New York, NY) in Mar 2023
Interview
Very thorough. Had interviews with all brand leadership as well as teams that interact with Marketing. Questions spanned through knowledge of the industry, key competitors and category. Also future trends. Potential challenges and opportunities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach a certain business challenge? How do you build a team? Management style? Biggest challenges and you confront them? Hypothetical- if you were running the business today 3 things to focus
Marketing applicants have rated the interview process at Shiseido with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Shiseido overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Shiseido as a Marketing according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
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