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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Internship at AstraZeneca
Posted Jan 15, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Wilmington, DE (took 3 weeks)
I interviewed for an communications internship. I have already graduated from college but they were still accepting candidates that were recent graduates. I already had three communication internships at fortune 100 companies so I was confident that I would do well in the interview. However, I was wrong. The two women who interviewed me didn't seem interested at all. All they did was ask questions off of a form that they were required to ask. Neither one of them looked up at me while I was talking and they did not look at the supplemental materials that I brought. I emailed both of them the next day thanking them for their time. They told me at the interview that they would get back to me by the following week with an answer. When they didn't, I emailed them about the status of the job. Neither one of them ever emailed me back and I received an automatic message from the company three weeks later saying I did not get the position. I really felt that it was unprofessional experiences on a whole.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative at AstraZeneca
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took 4 weeks)
Pharmaceutical sales is one of the toughest industries to break into, and unfortunately it seems that the best way to do so is through networking. I applied for the Los Angeles Region pharmaceutical sales representative position and was offered a phone interview within about 2 weeks after applying on their corporate site. Interview lasted approximately 30 minutes, which was conducted by an outside company and was very general (education, GPA, desired salary...etc) with perhaps only one or two questions as to why you want to work for AZ. It seems that they use phone interviews to screen for candidates, and only invite those that already have significant industry experience for a 1-1 interview. Therefore, if you are a recent college graduate looking to get into pharm sales, I suggest starting with smaller companies and moving up towards large ones such as AZ.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at AstraZeneca
Posted Nov 4, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took 6+ weeks)
Tell me about a time you've faced an ethical dilemma at work and how you overcame it.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing Manager at AstraZeneca
Posted Oct 29, 2010
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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 Oct 2010 (took a day)
Had 1-1 interview with HR manager to check skill set and personality. Offer me a few potential positions available except what I was applying for.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Associate at AstraZeneca
Posted Sep 2, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 in Shanghai (China) (took 2 days)
The whole interview was start from a call with some simple questions like education background and questions on my intern experience, then was a face to face interview with HR and line manager, finished in one day with very ordinary questions.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Medical Sales Representative at AstraZeneca
Posted Aug 30, 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 Mar 2010 (took 2 weeks)
My first interview was a 20min phone interview. Basic compentency questions. Why pharma? Salary expectations and some behavioral questions. Two weeks later the district manager called me for a f2f interview. He asked 5-6 behavioral questions, all answered in STAR format. He called two weeks later and the position was offered to an internal candidate since the position is contract. He said I needed more pharmaceutical sales experience. I only have biotech experience.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative at AstraZeneca
Posted Aug 18, 2010
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2008 in Hattiesburg, MS (took 3 days)
I was first told a contact person in which to call and set an appointment for a phone interview in which 10 people are selected from a high number of original candidates. I was then called to set up a face to face interview at which point I was given a choice of two time slots to choose from which were both on the same day. This was tough considering my current responsibilities with my then current job. I did not get the job due to my lack of preperation which was partly my fault and partly the fault of the sudden nature of the entire process.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Analyst at AstraZeneca
Posted Feb 15, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 (took 4 weeks)
very detailed oriented. First had a phone interview, then was invited to a 1 to 1 interview at the office. Friendly. Basic interview questions.
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