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who is Philippe Maurice ?! .. I know that this is a great tobacco brand. But Philippe Maurice is a fictional character and got the best answer.
Answer from Elena [guru]
No, Philip Maurice is not fiction.
This is how the company itself describes its history. It is interesting that this American company takes its origin in London, lists all its owners, and describes its formation.
"The history of the world famous company in our time dates back to the moment when Philip Morris opened his only store selling tobacco and cigarettes in London on Bond Street in 1847. After the death of Mr. Morris, his wife Margaret and brother Leopold inherited the business. ...
In 1881, the company became famous. Leopold Morris and Joseph Grunebaum form Philip Morris & Company and Grunebaum, Ltd.
In 1885, these partnerships ended and the company was renamed Philip Morris & Co., Ltd.
The company got out of the control of the family that founded it in 1894 when William Curtis Thomson and his family took over ... "
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Answer from Can Raccoons[guru]
Have you watched the movie? "I love you, Philip Morris"? Everything is popular there ...
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Philip Morris International Inc.
Philip Morris International, or PMI ( http://www.pmi.com/ , NYSE: PM) is the leader in the global tobacco and tobacco products market. Today, many cigarette brands are known that are produced at the company's own factories.
Until 2008, the company was part of the Altria Group, but on March 28, it separated, becoming an independent business unit, and the new name sounded like Philip Morris International.
The most popular brands of cigarettes produced at Philip Morris International factories are Marlboro and L&M. Branded cigarettes are sold in 180 countries around the world on almost all continents of the world.
Historical data about the company
The date of commencement of activity is 1847.
The headquarters and main administrative center are located in the Swiss city of Lausanne. According to recent data, the average annual turnover is $ 12 billion.
The history of the company began with the opening of a tobacco shop in London in 1847, where customers were offered real Turkish hand-rolled cigarettes. Already 40 years later, a simple shop has grown into a representative and strong company with the presentable name Philip Morris & Co., Ltd.
The founder was Philip Morris, who was to handle all business until 1881. Then the whole business went to Philip's wife and brother. Over the years of its development, the company has been actively developing and moving forward in its activities, and today it is one of the most successful and stable in the segment of production and sale of tobacco products.
Last year, the company's share of the global market was 15.7 percent, excluding the United States, and if we subtract the PRC, the figure rises to 28.3 percent. Russia is one of the main countries where the delivery of products is directed.
The Marlboro brand is dominant and generally has the highest popularity in the consumer market. By 2010, total sales of Marlboro cigarettes outside the US market amounted to 297.4 billion cigarettes.
The second most popular and important brand of cigarettes is L&M, which was created back in 1953.
Other famous brands include Bond Street, Philip Morris, Chesterfield and Parliament.
Financial performance of the company
2012 brought in 13.8 billion in net profit, while the company's share of the global market excluding the United States and China was 28.8 percent.
Since 2013, Andre Calantzopoulos has been the CEO of the company.
The first public offering of shares took place in 2008 on the NYSE, now there are 1.54 billion shares of the company in circulation. The return on securities is 16.94, given the industry average of 20.76. The company continues to grow and build up its potential.
Philip Morris International (Philip Morris, PMI, PMI) is one of the world's largest tobacco companies.
The total number of the company's employees in the world is more than 80 thousand at 46 factories. PMI has two mega-factories in Russia, one of which in the Leningrad Region is the largest PMI factory in the world. More than 4 thousand employees Philip Morris work in Russia - in production, marketing and sales. In addition to Russia, the company has large representative offices in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus. In total, the company has over 6 thousand employees in the CIS.
Over the past 3 years, Philip Morris has been included in the Forbes ranking of the Top 5 largest foreign companies in Russia in terms of annual revenue (234 billion rubles in 2017).
PMI owns 18 famous cigarette brands, among the most famous are Marlboro, Parliament, Bond, Chesterfield, L&M, Philpp morris, PRESEDENT. The market share of Philip Morris brands in Russia was 27.1% in 2017.
Philip Morris is one of the largest taxpayers in the Russian Federation. The amount of taxes and excise taxes paid in 2017 amounted to more than 200 billion rubles.
Benefits of working for Philip Morris
PMI is a company with a developed corporate culture, European management and well-established rules of work and management. According to employee reviews, Philip Morris's work in Russia and the CIS has both numerous advantages and a number of local disadvantages.
PMI hires the largest number of employees in the first level - the sales force for a specific area and sales managers. These positions involve a lot of field work. That is, this is the work of a sales representative who spends a lot of time traveling to retail outlets. Among the advantages of this work are:
- high salary level, higher than the average for the FMCG market
- corporate car, fuel, cellular and food
- insurance
- extended social package
- a large number of trainings and training
- comfortable office for work
- clear career prospects, including in foreign departments of the company
Among the downsides, Philip Morris employees cite frequent overwork and the repeatedly noticed dishonesty of mid-level executives in the Southern Region. For example, in the Kuban, where the company's second largest plant in the CIS is located, the practice of kickbacks, overstatement of budgets, lobbying of personal interests (promotion of relatives, friends), a clan system is registered among employees. There were such cases in Kazakhstan.
Each specific department depends on its leader and the working conditions for all employees depend on the work of a particular person. We hope that in the near future we will see only positive feedback from employees about working for Philip Morris in Russia and the CIS. Note that in the Northern region, in most of Russia and in Ukraine, according to employee reviews, there are no such problems.
Stages of Applying for a Job at Philip Morris
- filing an application on the official website of the Philip Morris company
- online testing
- video interview
- final interview and case solving
Submitting an application on the official website of the company
Employment in the company begins with the submission of an online application form on the official website of Philip Morris through a personal account. We do not recommend using large recruiting sites like HeadHunter to send a resume or a questionnaire, as the flow of questionnaires from them is too large and overloads Phillip Morris's HR department. More attention is always paid to the questionnaires drawn up on the official website of the company. Read more about the practice of sending a resume in our article
The company requires a certain set of qualities from applicants:
- initiative
- search for new ideas
- desire to learn
- high motivation to work
- developed communication skills
- leadership
- responsibility
- ability to work both in a team and independently.
Ideally, the applicant is required to show them all during video interviews and face-to-face interviews.
Online testing
Philip Morris, like most other FMCG companies, uses SHL tests to select applicants - numerical and verbal tests. The company does not use logic tests or behavior tests. But Philip Morris cases are created to assess the behavioral characteristics of job seekers. We will discuss this below.
Testing serves as a stage in testing your skills to quickly and correctly read and understand texts, graphs and tables. According to employee reviews, Philip Morris tests are not difficult if you prepare for them.
SHL Numerical Tests for Philip Morris
SHL numerical tests always contain graphs, tables and charts. You don't need to solve complex calculations - only four basic steps: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as determining fractions and percentages. We recommend repeating the principles of finding shares and relationships - if you have not solved math problems for a long time.
Almost always, these tests include tasks for converting currencies - pay special attention to them when preparing. One task is given 60 seconds to solve, usually in the numerical test 15-20 tasks. In SHL tests it is allowed to switch from one question to another and back. Therefore, if a question is too difficult and it is not clear how to solve it, leave it and solve others, and come back to it later, if time remains.
See the bottom of the page for the answer and solution to this test. Try to solve the test yourself first.
SHL Verbal Tests for Philip Morris
Many applicants find Philip Morris' verbal tests difficult. Indeed, if you have not solved such tests before, you will not be able to answer correctly in the set 60 seconds.
The Philip Morris Company uses two types of verbal tests:
1. verbal tests "true - false - can't tell"
2. tests for the analysis of verbal information
Below you can see examples of both of these types of verbal tests from SHL.
Examples of SHL Verbal Tests for Philip Morris
True - false - I can't say:
Analysis of verbal information:
See the bottom of the page for answers and explanations of these tests. Try to solve the tests yourself first.
Video Interview Philip Morris
If you successfully passed the tests, the result will be reported to you immediately after passing, then within the next 1-2 days you will be called back and the date and time of the video interview will be assigned. On it you will be asked 10-15 questions to form a general opinion about you as an individual and future employee Philip Morris. Questions might include:
- What are the main requirements that are important to you when choosing a job?
- What do you know about Philip Morris?
- What are your personal and professional development goals?
- Tell us about your lifestyle, habits, hobbies, daily routine.
If you are a job seeker with work experience, then you may be asked the following questions:
- Tell us about your last place of work and the tasks that you completed.
- Tell us about your experience working on projects.
- Why did you leave your last job?
Final interview and case solving (assessment) Philip Morris
According to the feedback from job seekers and company employees, this stage is the most responsible and longest (up to 8 hours) in the employment process at Philip Morris. It also includes two parts - group and individual. Different tasks are given for them. In a group interview - Philip Morris cases, discussion and problem solving. It tests your ability to work effectively in a team.
Then each applicant has individual tasks - solving the case for an hour and a half, it includes the solution of the case and its defense - a presentation on a flip chart.
Also, a role-playing game on sales skills is often included in the individual part of the interview - it is required to convince the rest of the team members or company employees to buy a pack of cigarettes or other Philip Morris products.
You can find more information on PM assessments and examples of business cases in our articles:
After individual cases, the interview itself is still underway. For the most part, it repeats the questions of the video interview, but with a greater focus on your psychological characteristics. Questions may sound like this:
- What are your brightest achievements?
- Give examples that you are a purposeful person.
- What does leadership mean to you?
Since this interview takes an entire day, the company is hosting a free lunch for the jobseekers. But still, we recommend that you prepare well for this stage, both psychologically and physically. Read about the specifics of answering basic interview questions in our articles in the section.
Note that there are different cases for different departments of Philip Morris. For example, in the marketing department or production - not about sales, but about teamwork, leadership, conflict management, decision making. You will also find all these topics of cases with a solution in the block of psychological tests on our website.
Advice from the site: only preliminary preparation will give you the knowledge of what to expect in the tests and interviews at Philip Morris. After preparation, you will be significantly calmer and more confident in testing and interviews, and your chances of success will increase many times over. Better to spend a few hours preparing now than regretting the missed chance later! We wish you success!
Test Answers and Solution
Philip Morris's Number Test Answer and Solution by SHL
- Find the change in the number of giraffes in the Kongtin Reserve: 124-63% = 45.88
- We find the ratio of the new number of giraffes to the rest of the animals of this reserve: 45: 108 if we divide 45 and 108 by 15 then we get 3: 7
The correct answer is D.
Answer and solution of verbal tests by Philip Morris from SHL
True - False - I can't tell
Philip Morris International is one of the largest tobacco companies in the world. It was part of the Altria Group. On March 28, 2008 it was separated into an independent company. The headquarters is located in Lausanne (Switzerland). The most famous manufactured brands: Marlboro, Parliament, Bond, Chesterfield L&M.
The history of the world famous company in our time dates back to the moment when Philip Morris opened his only store selling tobacco and cigarettes in 1847 in London on Bond Street.
After Morris's death, the business was inherited by his wife Margaret and brother Leopold. In 1881, the company became famous. Leopold Morris and Joseph Grunebaum form Philip Morris & Company and Grunebaum, Ltd. In 1885, these partnerships ended and the company was renamed Philip Morris & Co., Ltd.
The company spiraled out of the control of its founding family in 1894 when William Curtis Thomson and his family took over. Under Thomson, the company was honored to supply tobacco products to the royal court of Edward VII, and in 1902 it was incorporated by Gustav Eckmeyer as a corporation in New York. The company was owned by a half English founder and half American partners.
Since 1872, Eckmeyer imported and sold English-made cigarettes, being the only representative of Philip Morris in the United States.
1919 was a turning point for the company. It was marked by the addition of the crown emblem to Philip Morris, the Philip Morris Company in the United States was acquired by a US-owned firm, and the new corporation was incorporated in Virginia under the name Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., Inc.
By the end of the next decade, the company began manufacturing cigarettes at its factory in Richmond, Virginia.
In 1924, the Marlboro brand of cigarettes appeared, which later became one of the most famous brands of the company.
In the 1950s, an internal operating unit was created to manufacture and market products around the world.
In 1954, Philip Morris (Australia) Ltd was established, and a year later, the international division of Philip Morris Overseas, which became Philip Morris International in 1961.
In 1957, Marlboro cigarettes were first produced outside the United States, under an agreement with the Fabriques de Tabac Réunies in Switzerland.
This opened up wide horizons for an impressive expansion of sales markets through licensing agreements and a rapid increase in the number of branches of the company around the world. In 1963, the first branch of the company in Europe, Swiss Fabriques de Tabac Reunies, appeared.
By 1972, Philip Morris International had achieved sales of 113 billion pieces. By this time, production and distribution had been established in many markets around the world. For distribution in the territory of the former Soviet Union, the company's specialists developed cigarettes based on American bags, and by 1977 access to the sales market, located behind the "Iron Curtain", was opened.
In 1972, Marlboro became the world's best-selling cigarette brand.
Philip Morris International began its work in Russia back in Soviet times, after an agreement was signed in the mid-1970s on the production of Marlboro cigarettes in the USSR and the new Apollo Soyuz brand for the domestic market.
From 1977 to 1986, Marlboro cigarettes were produced under license by five Soviet tobacco factories in Moscow, Leningrad, Chisinau, Baku and Sukhumi.
In 1992, PMI Investment Corporation and the State Property Management Committee of the Leningrad Region established the Philip Morris Neva JV, 90% of the authorized capital of which went to a foreign company. The joint venture rented the production facilities of the Volna plant, on the basis of which the production of cigarettes began in September 1994. Philip Morris International acquired its first own manufacturing enterprise in Russia in 1993, having privatized 49% of shares in the Krasnodartabakprom tobacco factory.
In the same year, PMI increased its share in the capital of Krasnodartabakprom to a controlling one and renamed the factory to Philip Morris Kuban.
In 1995 Philip Morris International opens its first plant in Asia in Seremban, Malaysia.
In February 2000, a new PMI tobacco factory, named “Philip Morris Izhora”, started operating in the Leningrad Region, in connection with which the need for the existence of the “Philip Morris Neva” enterprise disappeared and in 2002 this factory was closed.
In 2003, PMI opens a factory in the Philippines, which is its largest investment in Asia at the time.
In 2005, PMI acquires PT HM Sampoerna Tbk in Indonesia and Compania Colombiana de Tabaco SA (Coltabaco) in Colombia. Both companies were the largest cigarette manufacturers in their respective countries. In the same year, PMI announced an agreement with the China National Tobacco Company (CNTC) for licensed manufacturing in China and an international joint venture company outside of China.
In 2009, Philip Morris International unveils its new R&D center in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, bringing together more than 400 scientists, specialists and employees to develop lower-risk products.
PMI announces an investment of up to € 500 million to build the first low-risk manufacturing plant in Italy in 2014.
In the same year, PMI acquires Nicocigs, the UK's leading electronic vaporizer company, with Nicocig as its main brand.
Trial sales of IQOS smoking devices begin in Italy and Japan
In 2014, the company supplied 84.9 billion cigarettes to the Russian market, which is 3.5% less than a year earlier. Revenue in 2014 decreased by 4.6% (taking into account the loss from exchange rate fluctuations).
In 2015, Philip Morris International launches sales of IQOS devices in key cities in Portugal, Romania, Russia and Switzerland. Since 2016, IQOS sales begin in key cities of Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Monaco, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.