Recruitment Process – What you should expect

At Mintel we ensure that all people who apply for a fulltime role have a response from an in-house corporate recruiter within two weeks, after their application has been reviewed against current open positions and assessed for future talent pools across the business.

If your application is successful then you can expect a comprehensive interview process which will enable you to understand the role, company and opportunity in full detail. The process will enable us to assess your skills and fit to the business, both for the role you are applying for and also your potential longer term growth opportunities.

Prior to a face-to-face interview, all candidates are telephone screened by an in-house recruiter to ensure that the candidate’s profile and career objectives are aligned to those of the vacancy. Throughout the process, candidates receive direct feedback about their eligibility in a timely manner.

If the telephone screen is successful, then candidates will be asked to complete a Forté Institute questionnaire online in advance of being asked to an on-site face-to-face interview. Forté (a French word meaning “one’s strengths”) is an interpersonal communication system that identifies a person’s natural communication style preferences and strengths, how they adapt to a specific personality and/or environment, and how they are most likely perceived by others.

The results of the questionnaire will be shared with interviewers and used to facilitate further discussion of the candidate’s fit at Mintel during the interview process.