Interviewing experience:

• Positive – 65%
• Negative – 16%
• Neutral – 19%

Getting an interview:

• Applied only – 59%
• Employee referral – 13%
• Recruiter – 11%

Popular interview questions:

• Director:
  • Why did I leave previous jobs (ran through my entire resumé asking the same question)?
  • Tell us about a situation where you pushed the boundaries to get something done.
  • Competency based questioning – How do you live the AstraZeneca values?
  • Why are you interested in AZ?
  • Questions were STAR format based focusing on Company core values.
  • 3 words to describe yourself.
  • How do you motivate people?
  • Tell us a time when you had to work across boundaries.
• Marketing Manager:
  • How would you bring common goals among diverse opinions?
  • Tell us about a time you had to go against leadership’s recommendations or guidance?
  • Tell me about a time you exhibited integrity. Tell me about a time you reacted to a change in the external business environment (had to change a project or business strategy).
  • How would you address the current industry challenges?
  • Walk me through your resume. Which area(Marketing, Business development) are you interested in our company?
• Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative:
  • Tell me about a time… STAR Format
  • Explored a lot about your achievements/results in your previous roles.
  • Explored why you left your roles.
  • Describe difficult customer situation, how did you deal with it and the result.
  • Give me an example of a time where your values were tested?
  • What make you successful?
  • Give me an example of a time when you had to do a presentation.
  • In 2013 when you gave a presentation, tell me who was the audience, what was the presentation about, and what was the result of that presentation?