I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Macclesfield, England) in Oct 2013
Interview
S1: Application form (general behavioural-type questions + general questions from the field)
S2: Assessment Centre (two interviews, group exercises, behavioural and technical questions).
Tour of the site, lunch and meeting with the current students.
Received an offer.
S3: Familiarisation day (got to know my project and supervisor)
Background checks from the recruitment company.
I applied online. I interviewed at AstraZeneca in Nov 2025
Interview
Completed a series of questions assessing your behaviours and questions assessing ability. Then invited to assessment centre where completed an introduction exercise in group, a values and behaviours assessment on their core values and a technical interview on drug development process.
The process was entirely online, and the technical interview - which they said not to prepare for - felt pressurised and very difficult to understand questions without preparation. The values interview was less stressful but significantly shorter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe and explain graphs relating to drug movement
Interview was in two stages, firstly a one on one technical interview, so it is importnat to be familiar with the basics of your subject area. This was followed by a team interview in which you had to work with other interviewees to complete tasks.