General Mills The Company of Champions Sarah Beaty

General Mills The Company of Champions!

Sarah Beaty, General Mills Director University Recruiting Confidential - Do not Distribute

Agenda • General Mills Recruiting & Hiring • Competencies • Competency-Based Assessment Confidential - Do not Distribute 3

General Mills Recruiting & Hiring

Global Staffing Center of Excellence Objective – Attract, source, assess, select & convert top talent through world class recruiting practices Strategies 1. Marketing (Attraction) – Position General Mills as THEIR employer of choice – Be everywhere our candidates are 2. Operations (Selection) – Leverage our employees & leaders as recruiters – Develop competitively advantaged tools & processes enabled by technology 3. Sales (Conversion) – Deliver a differentiated (WOW!) candidate experience Confidential - Do not Distribute

General Mills’ Talent Principles Hire For Potential Grow From Within Confidential - Do not Distribute

General Mills Recruiting and Hiring Business Functions Brand Marketing Consumer Insights Integrated Marketing Human Resources Finance Information Systems Confidential - Do not Distribute Sourcing Logistics Engineering Operations Research & Development Quality

General Mills Recruiting and Hiring Experienced Recruiting • A variety of roles and experience levels across all functions. • 30+ campuses nation-wide • Business Undergrad and MBA • HR Masters College Full • Engineering Undergrad and Masters Time and Intern • Food Science Masters Recruiting Confidential - Do not Distribute

General Mills Competencies

General Mills Leadership Competencies

Integrating Leadership Competencies with Functional Competencies (Marketing) RUN BUSINESSES BUILD BRANDS LEAD TEAMS KEY BEHAVIORS TO ENABLE SUCCESS MARKETING COMPETENCIES STEWARDING BRANDS AND CATEGORIES STRATEGIC THINKING AND DECISION MAKING CREATING THE NEW AND DIFFERENT LEADING BY ORCHESTRATION LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS LEADS innovation DELIVERS OUTSTANDING results ENERGIZES AND DEVELOPS people UNQUESTIONABLE integrity

Competency-Based Assessment

General Mills’ Competency-Based Assessments LEADS innovation DELIVERS OUTSTANDING results ENERGIZES AND DEVELOPS people UNQUESTIONABLE Multi-Rater Assessments integrity Behavior-Based Interviews Confidential - Do not Distribute Critical Thinking & Leadership Assessments Functionspecific cases

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