Here is an update:
- Hostess (Dallas): The interview went very well last week and they gave me an offer! It's actually a pretty strong offer (although no signing bonus, which I will ask for if we decide to take the job), and they'll buy our house after 90 days on the market! That's awesome in this economy. For some reason I can't get really jazzed about this job. I think it will be a decent opportunity, but it's definitely risky since they are owned by private equity right now and have only been out of bankruptcy for 18 months.
- Frito-Lay (Dallas): UGH! They cancelled our interviews on Thursday, eight hours before our flight was scheduled. The reason is they are being asked to fill any open positions with internal people, not external candidates. I was very excited about this opportunity because 1) it's a great CPG company, and 2) Dave had an interview and was excited, too. It's very frustrating, but everything happens for a reason!
- Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group (Dallas): I have applied for three Brand Manager jobs through their website. One was on 6/1 and they restructured so the position was no longer available. Then on 7/14 I applied for BM of their Hispanic beverage brands, even though I don't have experience and I don't speak Spanish. :) This morning I applied for the Snapple BM job - and within an hour and a half they called me to set up a phone interview!! I am very excited about this one! The phone interview is scheduled for Monday at 10:00am. I'll post an update afterwards.
- Mars Petcare (Nashville): I applied for BM of Nutro - Cat today. Ha, ha, CATS! I have been playing phone tag with a Sr. BM from Mars who left P&G 10 weeks ago to work down there. He told me they are hiring so I went online today and officially applied. Hopefully I'll get to chat with him this week to touch base and get a better understanding about the opportunities at Mars Petcare.
That's it for now. Sorry it's been slow but it's been a roller coaster!
