Looks like Novartis standard of recruitment has really fallen down. I have been applying for various positions at Novartis and all i get is an automated email stating someone else was preferred over me. I recently applied for a position of Client Services Manager which exactly matches my current role. The job had only 6 applicants on LinkedIN. The recruited reposted the job and the number of applicants then reached 20. I expected to be called for an interview. But, even with just 6 applicants i never got a call or response from the HR. Looks like Novartis recruiters are playing up like always, may be some backdoor way of hiring. I remember an incidence that happened 2 years ago, i was called for an interview at Novartis and i happened to see a recruiter calling up a friend and reminding him/her about the walk-in drive and asking them to come after an hour, while people like us were waiting since 8 AM in the morning, just to be told that my profile doesn't match. Such a shame!!