I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Frimley, England) in Jul 2016
Interview
Phone interview initially went well, positively geared and given opportunity to answer. Comepetency questions at F2F interview went OK, however when it came to the group interview (5 interviewers!) they spoke over each other, were negative about their own business & agenda was not adhered to. Random questions not related to my broader experience. Made up my mind there and then not to join if offered.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a situation where communication was key to a successful outcome.
There is a interview guide with set questions from HR, but no input from HR so the STAR questions "tell me of a time" are not coordinated from interviewer to interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical "tell me why you are looking" "tell me of a time when you had to.... and so on and so on."