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Updated May 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Intern at Abbott Labs
Posted Mar 22, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Columbus, OH (took 2+ weeks)
First I had a brief phone interview, then I interviewed with 3 different managers at their offices
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Associate Scientist at Abbott Labs
Posted Mar 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 1 week)
Phone interview, situational questions (group work, etc.). Second interview with hiring manager and senior scientist - technical, scientific and scientific experience questions.
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Did not negotiate salary, accepted as a first job (new grad). I recommend negotiating!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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MPDP at Abbott Labs
Posted Feb 16, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 weeks)
1. Was contacted by a recruiter to do an interview. It was a very basic, behavioral based interview.
2. Was flown out to Chicago for a second round. I had 3 1:1 interviews... very basic, just going over my resume and the program.
3. Was not offered the job.
I did not do my research... this killed me. They wanted to know SPECIFICALLY why I wanted that job. My advice is to know exactly why you want the job with specific details.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Intermediate Chemist at Abbott Labs
Posted Dec 22, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
The interview was scheduled for a week after initial contact. I was interviewed by HR and 2 members of the chemistry department. Questions included: What will be the most difficult part of working here? Tell me about a time you made a mistake? Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a coworker? Where do you see yourself in 2-3 years? Were you ever asked to cut corners in previous positions? What would your manager say about you? Are you a leader or a follower? The interview lasted about 45 minutes and all 3 members were asking me questions and taking notes. I was told it would be another 2-3 weeks to find out if I was successful. Exactly one week after my interview I got a call asking for 3 references. A few days later I was offered the position!
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Negotiation Details
They did ask me my salary expectations , I think just to see if I was in the range that they were offering. I was couriered an official offer package with lots and lots of forms to sign as well as information. The position was a 1 year contract but they even give you medical benefits....bonus!!!!!!!!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Analyst at Abbott Labs
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 (took 3 weeks)
I had phone interview with HR and than in person with hiring manager. Follow up interviews with VP, director and Sr manager. It consist soft question, real life scenerio, etc
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Operations Specialist at Abbott Labs
Posted Nov 30, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Des Plaines, IL (took 3 months)
I was contacted by HR a month after I had applied. They set up an HR phone interview and an on-site interview with the hiring manager. The HR phone interview consisted of the normal situational questions and why I want to work at Abbott, chose my major, etc. The on-site interview consisted of a one on one with the hiring manager who explained the technical aspects, and then a panel interview with peers of the position I was interviewing for who ask more situational/standard interview questions. I then was offered a final round interview with the head of the department. I haven't gone on this yet so we shall see.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Abbott Labs
Posted Nov 24, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 (took 2 weeks)
friendly, working culture is healthy
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Negotiation Details
not much to say, did not negotiate much, not much room to negotiate.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Engineering Intern at Abbott Labs
Posted Nov 18, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
pretty generic questions, very enthusiastic interviewers that clearly love working for Abbott
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I Applied Online.
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R&D Intern at Abbott Labs
Posted Oct 19, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Alameda, CA (took 2 days)
I first talked to a recruiter at a career fair, and I applied online on my university's career center site that night. Within a few days, I received an email telling me that I had an interview. About two days before the interview, I received a call asking if I could do a phone interview (which I did the next night). The questions asked were more behavioral questions ("Name a time where you applied something you learned in one of your classes outside of class." or "Give an example of a time you took a risk, and why you took it.") After the phone interview, I was told that I was to be interviewed in person the next day on campus. This interview seemed quite casual. The interviewer did not ask me much of anything, and mainly explained to me about what Abbott was like as a company. I received a call about a month later telling me that I was hired.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation phase. This was an internship program.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Drug Test.
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Engineer at Abbott Labs
Posted Oct 2, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
I had a great interview. I have not heard back from them. Seems like they like to take their time with everything. Took them over two weeks to get an interview schedule out. Had three revisions prior to the interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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