Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 6 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck (West Point, PA)
Entrevista
The overall process in one word would be described as - cumbersome.
First step was the online application(~15m), about 1.5 month turnaround to find out I progressed to the face to face round robin (5 person) interview. I was told someone would reach out to me to inform me of details, this never occurred. Interview team started late, when one person would exit the room, 10-15m later another would enter. Each person held a 30-60m interview (individually, each interviewer was well prepared and very easy to talk to). Interview lasted ~4-5hrs. I heard nothing for nearly 6 months, then while on vacation got a random call from HR. HR personnel followed up (2-3 days) with an email, this turnaround was consistent with every email I sent for negotiations. After I received an offer, negotiations took ~3-4 weeks, with what could have taken 1-1.5 weeks with appropriate response time (the dates written on each offer showed the document had been revised and made into a PDF the same days I replied to emails). All-in-all, the entire interview to job offer took nearly 6 months. During this time I went through several other phone screening and face to face interviews to offers, which had taken 1-3 weeks in comparison; from equally large global companies.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
-Run me through your resume
-How are you in an union environment
-How do you work under pressure
-How is your demeanor under pressure
-Name a time you had to pull team support for a project or to overcome an obstacle
-Name a time you had to lead a multi-departmental team
-How do you cope with off shift work?
-Tell me about yourself
-Why managing?
-Where do you see yourself in 5 years
-What do you do when you're not working?
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck
Entrevista
Very straightforward hiring process. Phone screening, a phone call with the hiring manager, a 5 panel interview via MS Teams. Total time from application to hire ~1 mo. Good experience overall. Very patient and prompt responses from HR recruitment agent.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
While assigning work for procedure and assigned technician expresses deep dissatisfaction with their assigned task and would like to work on something different. How would you handle this situation?
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck (Newark, NJ) en dic 2021
Entrevista
Interviewed for a contract position. A recruiting company reached out, sent in my application, and got back to me within 2 weeks. From there, had first round phone interview with a manager on the team a week later, then a second round MS Team call with an HR rep and my potential supervisor. Very standard interview questions about my interest in the role, my background, and how I would manage the functions of the role (communication, time management, working with difficult vendors, etc.). All good untill the end. They told me I would hear back in a week but a week passes and nothing. Sent a follow-up to the pair I videochatted with and silence. Eventually got an email from the recruiter weeks later that they went with another candidate. It was a contract position so I am not surprised...
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
- What is something not on your resume that you would like us to know about you?
- How would you manage conflicting stakeholder expectations?
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 3 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Merck en sep 2020
Entrevista
It was a very brief and efficient process, it was done virtually with 3 team members asking a variety of questions in random order. Overall the experience was good, but the multi-member panel reminded me of interviewing for acceptance into a fraternal organization.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Why are you interested in this dept?
What are your strengths?
What are your Weaknesses?
Run us through your resume
Give an example you faced a complex problem and how did you resolve it?
How do you perform under pressure?
How do you compensate for your lack of experience in pharmaceuticals?