I'm a recruiter, not at P&G, but I've placed a few people there and prepped a lot more for those screens. Want to give the real breakdown of what a P&G recruiter phone screen looks like because the prep advice online tends to be either too generic or outdated.
Length: 20-30 minutes, usually 25. Don't expect it to go longer.
What they cover: Your background. Not deep, just: current role, why you're looking, how you heard about P&G. They want to confirm the resume is real and you can articulate your trajectory. Why P&G specifically. This matters more than you'd think. Saying "it's a great company" gets you nothing. They actually want to hear that you've thought about the CPG industry, the company's portfolio, or a specific brand or initiative. A real answer is "I've been interested in how P&G is managing digital transformation across legacy brands" or "the brand management model at P&G has been something I've admired since school." Something with actual content. One or two light behavioral questions. Usually a "tell me about a project you led" or "describe a time you worked cross-functionally." They're not going deep here, just checking that you can tell a coherent story. The role itself. They'll describe it a bit and ask if you have questions. Have one or two real ones ready.
What trips people up: The why-P&G question. You'd be surprised how many people genuinely have no answer. If your answer doesn't include some company-specific content you're signaling you applied everywhere and don't particularly want to be here.
Salary expectations: They usually ask. Know your number. They're not going to lowball you in the screen but they want to know you're in range before they invest further time.
That's the whole thing. It's a screen, not an evaluation. If you're coherent and specific, you pass.