I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis
Interview
Hiring process is still done at a local level,which is a plus, since some companies do not give the local managers any input.It is still a relatively low-pressure environment (no panel interviews), but it can depend entirely on the hiring manager. Get the word on the manager before your interview from anyone you can. Be prepared to answer questions on disease state, competition, relationships in territory, and especially past performance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Having to give a brief sales presentation on the spot from a detail piece never seen before!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Novartis (Toledo, OH) in Apr 2012
Interview
4 step interview process. HR screen, manager, seperate manager, then regional manager. They use a behavior based interview model. Answer all question using the STAR model.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"With physician access being an issue in today's pharmaceutical sales market in the past what have you done to overcome this."