I applied via the online system. Form was straightforward and easy to follow. Was invited to take online tests. These included a verbal and numerical tests. Both were not too difficult, although some prior practice is recommended. After passing the tests, I was invited for a telephone interview. Although the e-mail stated that the interview would take 30-40 minutes, when Mars called they told me it would only last 15-20 minutes. This surprised me, and the interview was indeed extremely short. It is difficult to show much of your character and abilities in three short questions! I did not pass the interview stage, I think because I had prepared for an interview that would go into sufficient detail whereas it probably would have been more profitable to focus on sounding excited about the company and giving off a generally positive attitude. I would recommend candidates to prepare for the need to shine in very few minutes!

There was the standard online application that asks why you want to work for Mars and then gives several competency questions to be answered. I would make sure that you give detail about the actions that you took to pass this stage. This was followed by online tests and then a phone interview. The phone interview involved asking why I wanted to join Mars and then why I wanted to join the programme, followed by 3 competency questions based on management skills.