I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Burnsville, MN) in Jun 2020
Interview
After taking the online assessment and scheduling an in person interview, you are shown a short video describing the physical assessment, which consists of moving 2 Litre plastic packs with 8 bottles from one pallet to another, then moving your pallet approximately 20 feet with a pallet jack to build a display. The display is 4 2-litre units high and four units wide, and six deep. They give you a page with an initial layout and have you fill up the pallet, then as you're filling up the display they give you a different layout to "switch things up", and you have to build the display accordingly. Definitely one of the most corporate interview processes I have experienced. My interviewer seemed detached from the whole process, the physical portion of the process was not set up the way their own on boarding packets described it as, and the bottles were filthy from the many times it had been previously used, which was especially discouraging due to the covid-19 epidemic. I declined an offer for another merch position closer to where I live that pays a little less, but especially after seeing how lax their sanitation procedures seem to be I didn't want to take the risk. If they can't be bothered to reduce your risk as a potential hire, I can't imagine they'll be doing much more for you as an employee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had a difficult customer, what did you do and what was the resolution?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PepsiCo (Peterborough, ON) in Mar 2017
Interview
There was one phone interview and after the phone interview i had an in person interview and then i had to do a personality test. The personality test was very easy and just asked how you liked working with other people and what you would do in certain situations
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PepsiCo in May 2016
Interview
Pretty easy and laid back; met with direct supervisor and 2 team members. We did a small tour of the plant, started with a description of the daily responsibilities. Comfortable, inviting format; laid out the structure & expectations clearly.