Glassdoor is your free inside look at Cargill interview questions and advice. All 91 interview reviews are posted anonymously by Cargill employees and interview candidates.
Cargill Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 91 Interviews
Interview Experience 84 Ratings
Operations Manager at Cargill
No Offer – Interviewed in Calgary, AB Sep 2011 – Reviewed Oct 23, 2011
Interview Details
I was e-mailed by Cargill and I had to fill out a questionaire online. It was about 45 minutes long. The questions were mostly about managing people and teamwork. Things like what makes the best team? How often should people get praised? It was all multiple choice.
I recieved a second e-mail requesting a phone screening. It was more like a phone interview. The woman said she would call at 9:00am my time, but she called an hour early. She asked me questions about my last job.
Interview Questions
-
What are your career aspirations?
What would you find challenging about this position? Answer Question -
Give an example of a time you solved a problem.
Are you willing to relocate? (she asked a lot about where I would be willing to move) Answer Question - If I talked to your last manager what would he/she say your strengths were? Weaknesses? Answer Question
-
What do you think you would bring to this position?
Are you legally aloud to work in Canada? Answer Question -
What is your background in agriculture? Did you grow up on a farm?
What are your salary expectations? View Answer
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Accounting Technician at Cargill
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Winnipeg, MB Dec 2008 – Reviewed Nov 14, 2009
Interview Details It was a somewhat long process, 3 interviews in total, and a background check.
Interview Question – Tell me a time you solved a difficult situation, etc. Behavioural based questions. Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Production Associate at Cargill
No Offer – Reviewed May 20, 2013 New
Interview Details Submitted my resume at a career fair, and got an on campus interview. I was later contacted about a second interview. The second interview was in Wayzata, MN, and consisted of three 45 minute interviews with three different managers. All behavioral based questions.
Interview Question – Name a time when you worked in a group with someone who wasn't doing their job. How did you deal with the situation? Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Plant Breeder at Cargill
No Offer – Interviewed in Melbourne (Australia) Mar 2013 – Reviewed May 10, 2013 New
Interview Details Got a phone call to arrange an interview, it then followed very quickly by an online behavioral, cognitive and safety tests. Then there was a panel interview. Before panel interview, they got my references too. Two weeks after the interview, the hiring manager phoned me that I was unsuccessful !
Interview Question – At the interview, they asked a range of behavioral, safety and technical questions. Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Process Engineer at Cargill
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2013 – Reviewed May 10, 2013 New
Interview Details cv, followed by phone interview, then assessment center. Very basic competancy questions. Nice friendly staff
Interview Question – assessment center was a bit competitive. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – nope fixed salary
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Operations Associate at Cargill
No Offer – Interviewed in Columbia, MO (US) Feb 2013 – Reviewed Apr 11, 2013
Interview Details Got an interview on campus by stopping at their booth at my career fair. Interview lasted only 10 min. The recruiter asked questions from a piece of paper and did not make eye contact. She just wrote my answers down on the paper. Very impersonal interview process. Questions she asked were your normal interview questions no surprises.
Interview Question –
Why are you interested in Cargill?
Tell a difficult situation you encountered and how did you handle it?
Strenghts?
Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Process Operator at Cargill
No Offer – Interviewed in Seaforth, England (UK) Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 03, 2013
Interview Details First had a phone interview where they were looking for key words and made sure i mentioned safety in everything, this lasted half an hour
Interview Question – when was thelast time you had to compromise health and safety View Answer
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Benefits Services Manager at Cargill
No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed Apr 01, 2013
Interview Details I have interviewed at Cargill a few times and I am always impressed with their follow up skills. They always made me feel welcome and appeared to be genuinely interested in my thoughts about the job opportunity. The only down side was the rejection email instead of a phone call.
Interview Question – None Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Strategy & Business Development Associate (Summer Intern) at Cargill
No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2013 – Reviewed Mar 05, 2013
Interview Details I received an invitation to the first round interview by email 3 weeks after applying. First round interviewers were both project team leaders at SBD, second round interviewers senior leaders. No invitation to second round as yet. The first round interview was structured around fit questions and a business case. The interviewer was very kind. Fit questions were not difficult (for example, why Cargill, how do you lead a team, tell me about a time when your performance in a team did not meet expectations...).
Interview Question – The most difficult part of the interview was the business case Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Data Analyst at Cargill
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Minneapolis, MN (US) Aug 2011 – Reviewed Feb 23, 2013
Interview Details HR set up 3 interview times with 4 different people over 2 days. It was a straight forward interview with example based questions.
Interview Question – Give an example of a time when you had to stand up to a colleague. Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Worked for Cargill? Contribute to the Community!
Add Review Add Salary Add Interview Review Add PhotosWork in HR or Recruiting?
Cargill Videos
Loading...
Cargill – Why Work for Us?
We are 131,000 people in 66 countries Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs… — Full Overview
Provided by employer [?]
This is the employer's chance to tell you why you should work for them. The information provided is from their perspective.
Interviews by Company
Salaries by Company
- UBC Salaries
- Tim Hortons Salaries
- University of Toronto Salaries
- Bank of Canada Salaries
- British Columbia Government Salaries
- SAP Salaries
- City of Toronto Salaries
- Loblaw Salaries
- City of Winnipeg Salaries
- University of Western Ontario Salaries
- WSIB Salaries
- Icbc Salaries
- City of Ottawa Salaries
- Bell Canada Salaries
- UPS Salaries
Flag this {0} as inappropriate
Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.
Oops!
Sorry, but your feedback didn't make it to the team. Your input is valuable to us – would you mind trying again?
The difficulty rating is the average interview difficulty rating across all interview candidates.
The interview experience is the percentage of all interview candidates who said that their interview experience was positive, neutral or negative.
Your response will be removed from the review – this cannot be undone.
