I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Merck (Boston, MA) in Oct 2022
Interview
Interview consisted of an HR phone screen followed by 1:1 with hiring manager. Then invited for a full day of individual and panel interviews as well as a 1 hr seminar with Q&A. References were requested and contacted and then I was ghosted and inquiries to both the hiring manager and HR rep went unanswered. Quite unprofessional given the length of engagement and commitment to the process on my part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel your current role will allow you to be successful in this one.
First there was a 30 minute call with recruiter who reviewed my experience and outlined what to expect in next steps if selected to move forward.
Was scheduled to move forward which consisted of a 30 minute five person panel with the team. Questions included experience and situational/behavioral questions.
Giving a negative/thumbs down on the experience because there was a preferred internal candidate all along so it was a waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Take me back through your resume and describe your experience and how it applies to this role.
Hiring manager reached out and coordinated the full process. No contact with a recruiter / HR throughout. I thought that was interesting and created a stronger relationship. However, after the hiring manager arranged all the interviews including 2 panels, a 1-1 and a take-home presentation / analysis, I proceeded through all of them and then was ghosted. After so many hours of meetings and preparation, I was surprised there was no feedback, either positive or negative. I would have been fine with a rejection and a brief sentence or two of feedback considering the journey I've made and the fact that it was with a hiring manager, not HR / recruiting who I'm sure fields hundreds of such emails a day.
had 3 series of interviews with panels. 1 HR interview. the onboarding process was not great, it was very disorganized. Did not find HR to be helpful, very bureaucratic organization overall. good benefits but not enough health/dental.
