I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Novartis (Cambridge, MA) in Jul 2021
Interview
Interview was nice at the beginning with the scientist. However, higher levels (Principal scientist levels) were not nice at all, I notice lot of ego driven people and they asked me questions in a very rude manner and commented also in a rude manner. That made me sense many red flags that the group I was applying for was not really an environment I was looking for.
One of the interviewees was very disrespectful and at the end she told me: there’s no time for your questions. Goodbye…. And ended the zoom meeting.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Very detail questions (protocols) with fundamentals of everything you have done related to the job description
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Novartis (Cambridge, MA) in May 2021
Interview
Initial call discussing skill set through microsoft teams. It was discussing about my past professional experiences & how it would contribute to the job role. I applied through online website (career section) which was okay. They, themselves, looked confused as heck & I couldn't hear one of the HR people speaking until I politely told them.
I didn't know that ghosting candidates would be part of this company's protocol. Jobs requiring my kind of specialization are scarce in my area therefore I opted for outside regions.
No response after four weeks of initial call. I get straight automatic rejection email & the same job gets posted but I was told they will be in touch with me and will send me the email regarding job update. Never applying for a company who cannot give 2 cents to reply back after a month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Initial call discussing skill set through microsoft teams. It was discussing about my past professional experiences & how it would contribute to the job role. I applied through online website (career section) which was okay.
I applied online. I interviewed at Novartis in Dec 2019
Interview
It was a telephone first round interview. The interviewers were very nice and made me feel at ease. They told me about the position and asked me general questions. I did not make it to the second round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why I would make a good candidate.