Interviewing at P&G - Behavioral/Competency Based Interviews

The questions you will be asked by P&G interviewers are likely to be different from those asked by most other companies, especially the local companies. The reason for this is simple – P&G considers behavioral interviewing to be a valid predictor of a candidate’s potential for job success.
Behavioral interviewing is basically an interview designed to obtain information from you about your relevant past behavior and performance – information that will tell the interviewer how you will perform on the job. The principle behind the technique is that past behavior predicts future behavior. During a behavioral interview, you will be asked a series of standardized questions. For each answer, you’ll be expected to describe examples of behaviors, which our interviewers will use to assess your proficiency in each of the Success Driver areas described above.

Sample questions are as follows: 

• Tell me about a time when you set a goal and weren’t able to meet or achieve it. 

• Give me an example of when you showed initiative and took the lead.

• Tell me about a time you were able to successfully deal with another person even when that individual may not have personally liked you (or vice versa). 

• Give me an example of a time when you used your expertise to solve a problem. 

Learning to prepare for P&G interviews will also help you prepare for other multinationals, such as British American Tobacco's Interview.

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