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TDP at Baxter
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 7, 2013
Interview Details – Applied on campus and then had a technical phone screen with and R&D scientist. Invited onsite for a full day interview with 3 other candidates. The first interview was with a Director of R&D, he appeared to be the decision maker. The other interviews were with HR and other lower-level scientists. We were given a tour of the site and overview of company benefits, products, and culture. They tried to sell us on the fact that you could work at the site and commute from Chicago; however the city is about a 2 hour drive from the site.
Interview Question – Tell me what PCR is. Answer Question
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Director of Engineering at Baxter
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Deerfield, IL – Reviewed Feb 24, 2013
Interview Details – Very profesional, handled well
Interview Question – How do you deal with aggressive business leaders? View Answer
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Operations Analyst at Baxter
No Offer – Interviewed in May 2012 – Reviewed Feb 7, 2013
Interview Details – Many leadership questions
Interview Question – Describe 2 leadership situation where one was a success and one was a failure Answer Question
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Engineer I at Baxter
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 30, 2013
Interview Details – The first stage of the interview was a questionnaire which included behavioral, experience based, and personal questions. A phone interview followed. Finally I was invited for an on-site interview. Most communications occurred via e-mail, excepting the phone interview.
Interview Question – Name 3 strengths and 1 weakness. View Answer
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Intern at Baxter
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 20, 2013
Interview Details –
I submitted my resume online to Baxter for a position I'd heard about. They contacted me and invited me to come to an on-campus interview. I went to an info session where I learned more about Baxter, then the next day was my interview.
I was interviewing for an R&D Science Intern position, and was interviewed by a PhD chemist. We had really good conversation and I asked her questions about working for Baxter as well as getting a chemistry doctorate. We ended up talking for about an hour, and she asked a few questions HR wanted her to ask as well.
Three days after the interview, I received a call from HR offering me the position and I accepted.
Interview Question – I think she asked how I solved a difficult issue at my previous job. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Salary was non-negotiable
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Customer Service Specialist at Baxter
No Offer – Interviewed in Deerfield, IL Dec 2012 – Reviewed Jan 19, 2013
Interview Details – I applied online and also had a recommendation from a person that worked there. I then recieved an email that wanted me to answer some questions like "Do I have experience in a call center?" . I then recieved a phone call from a interviewer a couple of days later. We spoke for a half hour and she said she would get back to me. I waited for almost a month and recieved a call for a face-to-face interview. That consisted of two interviews with the call center managers. There were three people in one and two in the other. I waited another month and recieved an email stating there were going to go with another canidate. then about a few weeks later I recieved a call from a temp agency to work in Baxter's call center. I declined that offer.
Interview Question – What do you feel you have to work on? Answer Question
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Principal Engineer at Baxter
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Round Lake, IL Oct 2009 – Reviewed Dec 13, 2012
Interview Details – Disorganized for HR processes but technical interviews were very good. Mostly looking for right cultural fit within the organization or the specific team doing the hiring. Seems like the process to get the position approved and selected was really cumbersome though - even though the hiring manager indicated I had done well, it still took a few week s to get everything worked out.
Interview Question – Just general behavioral questions nothing really stood out as difficult. Although because it is a very diverse company be prepared for different accents in phone interviews which can be tough. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Vacation is pretty limited - if you don't negotiate some your going to lose it. Pay and bonuses are pretty structured so not a whole lot room there
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Finance Manager at Baxter
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Deerfield, IL Nov 2008 – Reviewed Dec 11, 2012
Interview Details – 2 rounds of interviews: First round is fit questions with some technical. Second round is with higher level managers with more of the same
Interview Question – Business case on renal clinics in Colombia View Answer
Negotiation Details – Not much negotiation
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Intern at Baxter
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA Apr 2012 – Reviewed Sep 18, 2012
Interview Details – Discussed my background in previous internships and research in university
Interview Question – No difficult questions. Interviewers just tried to get a good idea of my background and if I was fit for their particular project Answer Question
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LAMDP Associate at Baxter
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Glendale, CA – Reviewed Sep 9, 2012
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The hiring process for this position was pretty simple.
The interview process was only one day, split up into two 30-minute interviews. Each interview had two senior directors who would oversee your development in the program. In each interview, they asked mostly what was on your resume. Seeing as they were mostly hiring right out of college, there isn't too much to go on, so they eventually started to branch off based on your answers. I believe a lot of the interview was just to get a feel for how you interact with people and directors. Being able to be yourself in front of such high-ranking employees was very important.
A short time after the interview, I got the offer.
Interview Question – One part of your job is that you'll be working with people with only a high school education. However, they've been working there for 15 years or more, so they know everything about their job and what they're doing. How are you going to deal with them? View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation for salary. This is right out of college, so it's about getting a job first. Only negotiation was for the starting date.
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