1. Internships at P&G Welcome to P&G Workshop Presenter introduction
What do you know about P&G? What does it stand for? What do we make? How many brands do you know?......next slide
a new challenge everyday

2. 1 2 3 Why an Internship with P&G?
What are the internship opportunities at P&G? 3
How to apply?

3. 1
Why an internship with P&G?

4. What is P&G anyways?

5. P&G at a glance P&G In a Glance Sales of $ 68.2 billions
170th
Sales of $ 68.2 billions
Nearly 300 brands in more than 160 countries
22 global brands with sales of over $ 1 billion
Workforce of
3 billions people touched everyday by P&G products
Spends more than $5 million a day on R&D
Founded in th anniversary
Sales of $ 68.2 billion
Nearly 300 brands in more than 160 countries
22 global brands with sales of over $ 1 billion
Worldwide workforce of 135,000
140 plants and 25 R&D centers globally
Spend nearly $ 2 billion a year on R&D
a new challenge everyday

6. Out of these, 22 billion-dollar brands: Always, Gillette, Bounty, etc.
3 billion times a day P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world.
We have one of the largest and strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands.
P&G brands and the people that build them are the foundation of our success.

7. The Importance of Western Europe
About 25 % of P&G sales
WE business is a key cornerstone to P&G’s global business as the region makes up about a quarter of P&G’s sales
Geneva is the headquarter for EMEA, with more about 2,500 employees split into 3 buildings
+60 nationalities, Average employee age 31-32, Looking for 160 managers and 50 interns this year
Geneva Business Centre (GBC) – Geneva, Switzerland

8. And now why an internship at P&G?

9. The decision is up to you!
Do you want …
..a P&G internship with regular feedback and the opportunity of having your career sorted before graduating?
..taking over responsibility for your own projects from day 1 – with an intern compensation that reflects your importance for the P&G business?
..being a full member of your team while working within an open-minded&international P&G culture?
..another internship without long term perspective and any useful feedback on your performance?
..mainly doing preliminary work for the rest of the team?
..working in an environment where the intern’s work in not truly valued? X X X
The decision is up to you!

10. What we offer you:
Responsibility for real projects – work that P&G managers typically do
Help you Grow and Learn from Day 1 in a real multifunctional environment
Be coached by experienced P&G managers
Competitive salary
Have fun and meet diverse people
Competitive salary and assistance with housing

11. What we offer you:
Get to know different faces of business, P&G brands & products
In depth processing of your application with deciding along the same entry criteria as for new-hire positions
A great enhancement to your CV!

12. Your Internship & your future
Successful internships usually lead to Job Offers
It will be the best informed career choice you could make…an opportunity to „try the Company and see if it fits“

13. **** OPTIONAL SLIDE ****
Flexible Future
Finish your studies with your job sorted & focus on your degree without the distraction of job-hunting
Deferred entry: with major graduate employers like P&G, you may be able to defer your start by 6-12 months post graduation
**** OPTIONAL SLIDE ****
Because we fill our vacancies well in advance via job offers post-internship, we have more flexibility around start dates.
This isn’t always possible, but flexibility is often there, particularly in the larger recruiting Functions like CBD, MKT, F&A.
A great option if your planning travel after University

14. Your internship in 3 Steps!
Some More details
Apply online before November 12th
Please mention “HEC Lausanne 2007” in your application
Put as title of your CV “HEC Lausanne 2007”
Complete online questionnaire
This takes time, but it is a pre-requisite!
if positive, you will be invited to the PST in HEC Lausanne on November 14th
Upon successful completion of the PST, HR will schedule some time for the interviews in P&G Geneva end of November

15. 2
Structure
What are the internship opportunities at P&G?

16. Finance Drive shareholder value and act as “CFO” of your business
 Not a Data cruncher but a “well rounded” Business leader
Finance & Accounting mission:
To provide leadership to business decision-making, and sound, innovative planning to maximize long-term profits, cash flow and total return to shareholders
P&G
Key business leader as part of multi-functional team
“Finance is everywhere”
Systematic development to a “well rounded” finance manager
Very broad range of opportunities
Category Financial Analysis – Product Supply Finance – Customer Logistics & Financial Services – CBD Finance – Profit Forecast – Others: Treasury, Tax, M&A, R&D Finance...

17. Finance internships Peter van der Wal: Fabric Care F&A
Project: and the winner is..?
P&G
Thomas Nehfischer: Licensing & Acquisition
Project: Competitive Analysis
P&G
P&G vs JP Morgan and McKinsey?

18. Marketing “WE BUILD BRANDS“ We build individuals that BUILD BRANDS
Mission: Develop and manage a brand in terms of volume, share and profit.
Focus: Understand everything about the consumer and the communication with the consumer
Typically involved in: Project management, brand strategy, advertising (TV copy development), PR, direct marketing, packaging creation etc.

19. Marketing internships
“I DO STRATEGICAL MARKETING”
-> Marketing is not (only) advertising.
“I can see the marketing director from my desk”
-> Flat structure with easy going culture and atmosphere
“I can take part in trainings almost two times a week”
-> you are part of the team!
“I’m Fire Fighting on one of my project”
-> It’s about business results from day 1.

20. CMK – Consumer & Market Knowledge
CMK is the voice of the world’s consumers and shoppers, articulating their needs into our brands and products.
We lead the identification of innovation opportunities and robust predictions of business outcomes.
We inspire teams to maximize new and established brand initiatives by acting on the integrated knowledge of:
Consumer and shopper decision processes,
Market and retailer dynamics,
External influences and trends and,
Key drivers of business growth.
We bring the consumer perspective on strategic market choices, innovation ideas, advertising, pricing, packaging, consumer segmentations,.. and much more!

21. CMK internships
Responsibility for a current project, being an integral part of a brand's business team.
Projects
Identify and reach prime prospect groups thanks to segmentation & receptivity studies
Define & further develop equity/brand positioning based on equity in-market tracking
Full ownership from day one
The future of home-care is based on this project (high visibility)
Team member

22. Information & Decision Solutions (IDS)
We combine information and business knowledge to deliver innovative solutions that change the way P&G does business.
Information
Our unique asset
Decision
What we enable
Solutions
What we deliver
Enable real-time decision making
Virtualize & model key business processes
WHAT WE DO
Building 1:1 Connections Internally and externally

23. IDS internships My personal experience
Proactively search for improved ways to run business processes and/or applications;
Manage your own time effectively and eventually coordinate others and/or contractors;
Build collaborative relationships with the multifunctional team you need to interact with;
Proactively communicate the status of the project, activities and help to remove roadblocks;
Build your own capability through the job experience, coaching/training for skills and business/technologies/applications knowledge building.
Your job responsibilities will be defined through the scope of your internship project (P: comment on the working plan & on-boarding plan). P: talk about your first days.
You will be required to:
Proactively search for improved ways to run business processes and/or applications
P: This is part of my project’s scope: providing to our customer an additional tool for getting info and services to improve their business
Manage your own time effectively and eventually coordinate others and/or contractors
P: Setting and leading meeting with internal and external partners
Build collaborative relationships with the multifunctional team you need to interact with
P: Internal function (CMK, Finance, Marketing, etc.) and Travel to UK and Benelux for meeting with local business unit and Agencies
Proactively communicate the status of the project, activities and help to remove roadblocks
P: Regular status update to different audience (to your core team, management and other stakeholders)
Build your own capability through the job experience, coaching/training for skills and business/technologies/applications knowledge building.
P: on-going learning through feedback (immediate manager, consultants, colleagues, team, etc.), Training (lunch & learn), networking, new hire network,
M: During the internship (lasting 2 to 9 months) you will be assigned a tutor to coach you during the entire duration of the project, a training plan to enable you to succeed and you'll have daily access to experienced colleagues for mentoring and coaching.
To sum up:
leading projects
managing the schedule and interaction
full accountability for project success and contribution.

24. Human Resources
We create and sustain business growth and competitive advantage with people, organizations, systems & culture
Build and increase our people’s capabilities
‘Build from within’ culture
Build strategic business partnership;
Lead organizational change;
Are the guardians of our values
Build strategic business partnerships  with our employees and leaders to develop the right organizations; with universities or agencies to attract the top talent….
Lead organizational change  maximize effectiveness and collaboration across organizations to anticipate and meet ever changing needs of business; enable business leaders to lead and realize change effectively
Are the guardians of our values -> drive principle-based management and operational discipline, we ensure every P&G employee is treated according to our PVPs.
Build and increase our people’s capabilities -> support employees in developing, changing of functions, trainings, etc

25. HR internships In a Talent Supply team:
competitive analysis,
creation of a new training to become interviewers,
development of new tools to advertise our product expertise on campuses.
In a Business Unit/category of products:
compensation & benefits analysis,
renewal/creation of job descriptions,
implementation of new HR system,
development of onboarding brochure for new employees

26. Comments from current interns:
Internship program – What tasks do interns have at P&G?
“I have to set up a promotion campaign for next year. For this, I have to design materials for the stores, decide about the contents of the website and PR texts, all in close collaboration with my colleagues, my boss and different agencies.”
Hannah, Marketing intern
“I work on a category analysis on Beauty Care in Romania. It’s a first step of a bigger project on how to leverage beauty care through the Customer to Consumer model. It gives me the opportunity to have a better understanding of this business.”
Fanny, Finance & Accounting intern
***TESTIMONIAL SLIDES ARE OPTIONAL:***
Pls. Note: it is preferable to have an intern in the campus team to talk this and this (written version) is the fallback option in case no intern around.

27. Comments from current interns:
“I’m involved in a project that aims to develop a cooperation with a huge trade chain. Therefore I analyze market research data. I really enjoy my internship with P&G a lot, since an intern is treated like a future colleague.”
Paulina, CBD intern
“In my projects I deep dive consumers´ and shoppers´ needs and develop with my business team programs to leverage this knowledge to grow the business.
Consumer & Market Knowledge in P&G works in a totally different way than the rest of the market research industry. You are responsible for consulting the business teams on strategic solutions.”
Ahoo, CMK intern

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How to apply for an Internship with P&G?
Structure

29. How to get an internship?
In the middle/end part of your studies, applications from all degrees/backgrounds welcome
All year long with a duration of 2-6 months (we are flexible to your needs)
All P&G functions and Western European countries
Geneva internships in functions: F&A, MKT, IDS, CMK, HR, PS & Purchasing

30. How to get an internship?
For more information/your application:
Please note: there are numerous internships available under general postings per business function

31. HEC Lausanne Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Check vacancies and apply on
Fill-in online
questionnaire
INSERT P&G WE Link

32. 1. Step: How to apply online?
Go to
There is a wealth of information about current vacancies and job opportunities, the company and what P&G is looking for in candidates.
Information about:
Intern Blog
Opportunities
Starting Options
Information about P&G
etc

34. 2.Step: The online assessment
Multiple choice questions:
Education
Projects you lead
Extra-curriculum activities
If positive, HR screening of your CV
There is a wealth of information about current vacancies and job opportunities, the company and what P&G is looking for in candidates.
Online questionnaire
Take enough time and be undisturbed (takes about 30min)
Multiple choice questions on your personal & work experience, behavioral based (how you react, act in certain situations)
Sell your self 
For us this is a pre-screening selection

35. 3. Step Problem Solving Test
65 minutes for 50 questions
Multiple choice questions
Content: text comprehension, math problem solving, graph analysis
 Example test available online
Take it serious, it is not especially difficult, but you don’t have a lot of time. It is more about how you handle your time and work under pressure.
exact results not shared just passed/failed

36. 4. Step: Interviews
3 interviews with P&G employees from the function you applied to
Each interview takes one hour
Objective of Interview: to find out about past experiences
Give complete & detailed answers
Selection criterias: Success Drivers (Competencies we look for in our employees.
Interviews feedback within 2 days
Objective of Interview: to find out about past experiences and behavior because “The best predictor of how well a person will do on the job is what he or she has demonstrated in the past”
Success Drivers (Competencies we look for in our employees)
If all positive you get an offer within 2 days
If any of the steps turns out to be negative, you need to wait for one year before you can apply again.

37. What’s important when applying?
The 3 powers P&G is looking for:
Power of People
Power of Mind
Power of Agility
There is a wealth of information about current vacancies and job opportunities, the company and what P&G is looking for in candidates.

38. Internships Fast-Track process
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Check vacancies
and apply on
Fill-in online
questionnaire
Problem solving
Test on
November 14th
Interviews
By end November
You need to submit your application on the website before the Problem Solving Test (PST)  apply before November 12th
The PST will be done on Campus (Auditorium 273) on November 14th, at 5pm
INSERT P&G WE Link

39. How does our Fast-Track work?
Apply online before November 12th
Please mention ‘HEC Lausanne 2007’ in your application
Put as title of your CV “HEC Lausanne 2007”
complete online questionnaire
if positive, you will be invited to the PST in Lausanne on November 14th
Upon successful completion of the PST, HR will schedule some time for the interviews in P&G Geneva end of November
Online questionaire  after submitting your application, you get a link for the online questionnaire. Do the questionaire before the 12th, it takes around 30 minutes, be sure to take enough time for it and sell your self well 

40. QUESTIONS?