I applied in-person. I interviewed at Novartis in Jan 2014
Interview
Depending on the position, you may be interviewed by as many as 4 or 5 separate panels with 2 people each. It can be an all day event. If you are lucky, it will happen the same day, if not, you will be required to come back because there is always someone who changes their schedule.
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Question 1
A lot of the usual questions but it will need to work for 10 different people which makes it very hard vs a one on one.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Novartis (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Interview lasted less than 30 mins, I did not get an offer yet, I felt rushed and was not able to show case my experience but overall its good. I do not know if i will get the role or not
The interview process took 3 months, 3 rounds of interviews with several team members. After the 3rd round, I was starting to think they weren’t really hiring. What a waste of my time.
Teams are very knowledgeable and welcoming. Asked a lot of technical questions. Scenario based questions were decent. It was a good experience. HR also asks decent amount of questions. Prepare and stay positive throughout. Don’t be too serious when answering
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you handle a task that was given last minute on top of other priorities