Got laid off in March and had been targeting large pharma/consumer companies where my CPG background would actually transfer. J&J came through pretty fast honestly.
Screen with recruiter: standard, 30 minutes, she was warm and prepared. Asked about my layoff directly (I expected it) and seemed genuinely fine with the answer.
Hiring manager call: this was where it got interesting. She asked three behavioral questions in the first 20 minutes, all Credo-flavored. Not 'tell me about a marketing win' but 'tell me about a time you had to choose between what was fast and what was right.' I had to pivot my prep a bit. My usual 'grew metric by X%' stories didn't land as well as the one where I pushed back on a campaign direction that felt off to me.
Panel round: four people, 45 minutes each, back to back. Three were behavioral, one was a presentation. I had to prep a 20-minute case on a consumer category I'd want to enter. They gave me 48 hours notice which was... a lot.
Feedback loop was slow. Two weeks between panel and offer. Recruiter was responsive when I emailed but didn't have much info until the actual offer call.
I took it. The scope was real and the stability after a layoff matters more to me right now than I expected.