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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Middleton, WI) in Feb 2018
Interview
I applied via a referral from a friend who works there. After a brief phone interview/discussion with HR, during which we discussed open positions and how they align with my interests, I was brought in for an in-person interview on the campus. I interviewed with four different supervisors individually; each interview was about forty-five minutes.
In-person interview was fine. The questions were almost exclusively behavior based (if you go in with STAR in mind-- situation, task, action, response-- you'll do fine). I was not asked any technical questions regarding my science or industry background. The interviewers were very relaxed and friendly; they were happy to laugh and joke with me, and seemed genuinely interested in who I was a person. An offer was extended to me the same week that my in-person interview occurred.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you failed to meet a deadline, and how you responded to that situation.
Straightforward interview process, 1 with recruiter, 1 with PPD group lead, and 1 with contact lead of the site. Asked behavioral/situational based questions, and about the skills required in the job description.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time something did not go right and how you handled it.
Are you familiar with working in a GMP lab?
Previous experience?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Richmond, VA) in Dec 2022
Interview
Very straightforward and quick - applied through the PPD website, got an email from a recruiter within 2 weeks, did a 15 minute phone interview, a 1 hour interview with two team members, and got offered the job a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself/What’s your background? Tell me about a recent accomplishment. What’s a difficulty you faced while trying to accomplish that? What’s your experience with pipetting?
I applied online. I interviewed at PPD (Athlone) in July 2022
Interview
It was different kind of interview . Mainly based on situational based questions .. had good experience facing PPD interview ... Talent acquisition team were so supportive. Main thing is they reply even if you are selected or rejected unlike other companies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational based questions.. mainly it was to explain about the problems we faced and how we tackled it