Even though I didn't get an offer, I had a very positive experience with Avery Dennison. I met a Director at my campus career fair and discussed my career goals and past internships; from what he was saying they were looking for, I was convinced I wouldn't be an ideal candidate for this particular program. However, a week or so later I was contacted for a phone interview and afterward asked to attend a 3 day interview event in Cleveland. I was also asked to speak to another Director who oversaw the divison I would eventually want to get into (one that wasn't directly related to the LDP-Ops program. Once in Cleveland, we had a small meet and greet with other candidtes, and got to learn more about the program. The next day we toured some facilities and worked on a case-study with about 5 other candidates (during which you were observed), then ended the day with a larger mixer that included all the interviewers. The third day we presented our case study, participated in some group activities and had a series of 3 interviews. My advice would be to show your personality, attempt to be a leader in all group activities without being overbearing or bossy, show off your listening skills during the case study and ALWAYS focus on showing you can be a member of a team. Also try to talk to as many of the assessors as possible--I focused on the assessors that had positions related to what I wanted to do, but all of them are assessing everyone at the very end so even if you have a strong interview, other people have to want you as well. Also know that they bring in A LOT of candidates and a very small percentage actually get chosen.

First I had a phone interview and then was asked to come to the "Assessment Center". This started on Wednesday with an informal meet-and-greet. Thursday was jam packed. The entire group was split in half and one group did interviews for half the time (mostly behavioral) and the other group did team building activities, then they switched. The team building activities were fun, but you are watched like a hawk. They watch for people that stand out and show leadership, but with so many other candidates with a lot of the same personality types, it was difficult sometimes to really "stand out". Then the afternoon we received a case study and were put into groups to work on it. Again, we were constantly being observed as employees walked around and took notes on us. Then we had dinner and toured a plant. Friday morning we presented our case study solutions and took another plant tour. Overall it was an interesting interview, but it was way too intense and time consuming, especially for someone currently in school. I heard back in about a week.