I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (New York, NY) in Oct 2015
Interview
Phone interview with the hiring manager first since I was not in the area. On site interview with HR and director on the same day. Final interview was with the head. Pretty relaxed friendly interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly to understand my background, experiences and skills. There was not a surprising question. Mostly conversational.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Hong Kong) in June 2015
Interview
It is referred by an agent and took 2 weeks process. First interviewed with Finance Director and then Head of HR. Finance Director asked sceanario questions. Head of HR asked development plan
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked behavior questions and finance model used before.