Application & Interview Tips

`The Dos and Dont’s’`The Do’s and Don’ts’

David CaisleyProcter & Gamble

Agenda

• Brief introduction to P&G• How to deal with application forms• Tests• Interviews

• How not to do it• How to do get it right

• Q&A

P&G at a Glance

• $79+bn in sales• 300 brands in more than

180 countries• 24 Billion- Dollar Brands• 135,000 employees

operating in 80 countries• 10th Largest Company in

the World• World’s largest advertiser

O L A Y

Recruitment Process

1. The Application Form

2. Testing

3. Interview

1. The Application Form

1. The Application Form

Do:Answer all the questions & attach

your CVDifferentiate yourself – what makes

you special?Don’t:

Lie!Make spelling or grammatical errors

Remember:

The form represents YOU

First impressions count!

2. TestingNumeracy & Literacy, orPsychometric

2. TestingP&G Format – 50 multiple choice

reasoning questionsDo:

Read the questions carefullyManage your timePractice!

Don’t:Leave gaps - 20% chance by guessing!

Remember:

To remain calm and manage your time carefully.

3. The Interview

3. The InterviewFormat 1:1 interviews, or

Panel interviewsDo:

Be prepared – you (form, choices, skills examples), the Company (current affairs, finances, vacancies, brands)

Be confident – you’ve got this far because you seem to have what it takes – convince them they’re right!

Don’t:Be untidy, be unclear, be quiet! This is

YOUR chance to shine – make the most of it!Remember:Its an opportunity to talk about yourself…….it’s easy!