Associate Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Specialist roles take an average of 62 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merck overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Merck as a Associate Specialist according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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It was a teams meeting, with a panel of 3 people from the department I was applying for. The interview was an hour long with a set of rotating questions from the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to deal with a difficult coworker.
The interview was comprised of Basic STAR questions, have specific examples ready . Interview was an hour and was virtual. you were able to ask questions after the interview concluded.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Merck in Oct 2021
Interview
Had a phone interview first with a recruiter that was frustrating as the recruiter emailed me to schedule the call and then didn't call at the scheduled time. When they rescheduled the call another day they were an hour late. The actual interview was nice and not too difficult with multiple interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time you encountered an issue and what actions did you take to fix it.