I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) in Oct 2009
Interview
I was initially introduced to the company through a presentation they gave in an accounting club I was involved with. After that, they also donated scholarship money to the club, which I was one of the receipients of. I got to know one of the managers there who took a proactive approach in trying to get to know the students and expose them to Abbott.
after that, during fall recruiting, I was accepted for the interview. The structure of their interview consisted of two management level executives interviewing you. One was more involved in the intern/FPDP program, while the other focused more on the operations of the business as a whole on the financial side. Their interview was very standard in the questions they would ask, such as work experience and such. What I found peculiar was their strong focus on asking me about my failures/a-time-I-was-uncomfortable, which threw me off track a bit, making me deliver less than satisfactory answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you initially started something that didn't turn out the way you expected, making you change your approach mid-way through?
I applied online. I interviewed at Abbott (Istanbul)
Interview
Very well planned processes and also the people were very understanding although I was sick and had to cancel the first meeting. We rearranged without any issues. I would really recommend this firm.
Typical interview questions. First met with recruiter and then the hiring manager and his boss. Nothing out of the ordinary. Call with recruiter was by phone and the rest via Zoom.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Abbott
Interview
2 30 min interviews back to back
The interviewers are all directors but super nice individuals
The questions were all standard behavioral questions, like why this company? and teamwork questions