Colgate-Palmolive interview questions

The first communication I had was a phone call after I applied online. Once I went through the phone interview, I was asked to come in for a computer test. There was about 30 other people who was there and took the computer test with me. The test consisted of questions on problem solving, working as a team, and following directions. After that, I recieved another phone call to come in for a 3rd interview. This one consisted of a exercise of putting an item together by yourself. You were timed and had specific directions to go by. You also had to check the certain parts for tolerances. Then I was contacted again by phone and asked to come in for a 4th interview. This time it was group exercise. The groups consisted of 4 people and you were asked to follow some written directions in which you and your group were to simulate a manufactoring process. After the exercise each person was asked to provide feedback on how the exercise went and what could be changed to make the process better. About 2 weeks later a recieved a job offer in the mail and was asked to either accept the job or decline the job. The letter had to be mailed back to the company and then you were contacted and told when you were to start training and all the other info.

I was initially screened by a HR manager over the phone. After that I went in for a ~4 hour interview where I met 1 on 1 with employees at different levels including co-workers, middle management, upper management, and HR. After that, I was called in for another ~4 hour interview of the same format but I met with different people. My word of advice would be that while co-workers, HR, and middle management seem to be looking for the typical things you would expect (are you competent in the skills needed for this job, will you get along with others, how much training will you require, etc), upper management is definitely more interested in whether or not you will fit into Colgate's corporate culture and whether you can cope with your place in the chain of command. I found that it might have actually been to my detriment when I emphasized my self-starter and critical thinking abilities. Also, everyone is very interested in your abilities to be a team player (at least in Marketing). Everyone I spoke with mentioned this and emphasized the need to be able to hold your own in a meeting and consensus based corporate culture. Final tip, do not dress casually to your interview as the dress code there is suits every day.