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They mostly use the STAR Method for interviewing. I interviewed with 3 different people at the management level. Positive experience overall. There's also a screening with HR prior to the in-person interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at PPD in May 2016
Interview
There wasn't an official job opening so I contacted PPD myself. After a talk with the head of clinical operations, she promised to contact me whenever a position was available. Last week she did and the job application process started. First I answered a survey via mail for HR in the UK. Then I had to let them know my availability and within a week an interview was scheduled. First interview was with 2 managers and took 60 minutes. Ambiance was relaxed so time flew by and they were really nice. After this I had a 45 min interview by conference call with someone from HR in the UK. Will hear the result within a week. Good experience in any case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- questions about my kwowledge of PPD and the position
- questions about my CV
- STAR situational questions
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PPD (Austin, TX) in Oct 2019
Interview
Basically was a phone conversation and they asked me a few questions about certain situations and how I'd respond to them. They also asked me what my future entailed and how PPD fit into that timeline.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PPD (North Wales, PA)
Interview
3 interviews in one day, 1 over webex 1 in person & 1 over the phone. They were spread out from 9 - 3 PM so it was a long day. Received an offer the next day. the pay for this position is half of their competitors , no negotiating and they only gave me 10 hours to give a decision.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
A time i saw a problem and took the responsibility to solve it instead of waiting for it to be solved
