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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Oct 30, 2009)

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“Difficult”
3.4
Interview Experience [?]
Positive 75%
Neutral 25%
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Marketing Manager at Abbott Labs

Posted Oct 30, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Neutral Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2009 (took 5 days)

Contacted via HR recruiter
Said that the only like to schedule 1 round of interviews, however I completed 2 rounds of interviews on 2 separate days plus a subsequent phone interview
Behavioral/situational based interview questions that each interviewer selects from (probably provided by the HR organization)

Interview Questions

Describe a situation in which the end result was not positive and what was the end result?

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Finance at Abbott Labs

Posted Oct 17, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Neutral Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2009 in Abbott Park, IL (took a day)

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

Describe a time you initially started something that didn't turn out the way you expected, making you change your approach mid-way through?

Other Details

I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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Market Research Manager at Abbott Labs

Posted Aug 25, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2007 in Abbott Park, IL (took 3 weeks)

Fairly standard interview process with three individuals. Mostly focussed on past accomplishments, future goals, and the interviewers going on to describe the project direction and their expectations from the new positions. Over all easy interview I would say.

Interview Questions

Describe an accomplishment that you are most proud of?

Other Details

I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Medical Director at Abbott Labs

Posted Aug 23, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2007 in Chicago, IL (took a day)

Initially got referred through a recruiter. The set up for the interview went very well. Abbott coordinated my flight, hotel, and transportation without any problems. My initial conversation with HR at the beginning of the interview day was not pressured in terms of finding out what my salary requirements were, which I appreciated. They had sent me the benefits package prior to my going to Abbot and were able to answer any questions I had. I was put in a room, and each interviewer came to see me. Each interviewer was very engaged in their discussions with me and very forthright in what they were looking for. The people I interacted with were nice and seemed to enjoy working at Abbott. I did get the sense that the decision-making was top-down and that movement "up the ladder" wasn't very common. The work culture appeared to be respectful.

Interview Questions

Can you describe a situation in which a team member did not appear to be doing their job well, and describe what you did?

Other Details

I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Process Engineer at Abbott Labs

Posted May 7, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Dec 2008 (took 2 weeks)

Efficient and very informative

Interview Questions

Decsribe a scenario in your life where you had to deal with conflict

Negotiation Details

not really negotiable given the current economic conditions

Other Details

I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Drug Test.

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Learning & Development at Abbott Labs

Posted Mar 20, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2007 in North Chicago, IL (took 1 week)

Abbott has reduced their complex process to what they call "4X4X1" - Four people being interviewed for a particular position; four interviewers in turn, all done on one day if the schedule allows.
Abbott is big on Behavioral-based interviewing and seems to be leaning towards more expertise in probing questions - digging deeper after your initial response.

Interview Questions

Give me an example of a project that didn't go so well: what happened, and how did you respond?

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Office Administrator at Abbott Labs

Posted Mar 18, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2009 in Chicago, IL (took a day)

Very accommodating in scheduling. Company rep was enthusiastic and helped me understand the full company organization.

Interview Questions

The salary question.

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Pharmaceutical Sales Representative at Abbott Labs

Posted Mar 18, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2007 in Canton, OH (took 2 days)

The interview process with Abbott was very organized and moved very quickly. A friend of mine had me apply to the position and within a couple days of applying the District Manager called me and we had a phone interview at that time. We then set up a meeting place for the next day for a one on one interview. We met at a local restaraunt and conducted the interview there, the Distric Manager was very professional and helped make the interview more comfortable by offering a beverage or food before we started. He then went into some detail about how the interview would work; he would ask questions and was looking for my answers to be as specific as possible and at the end of the interview he would go into more detail about the position and give me an opportunity to ask questions.

Interview Questions

Give me an example of a time where you had to sell an idea to a colleague or a boss. What was the sitution and what was the outcome?

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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