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Cardinal Health Interview Questions & Reviews

Updated Jun 16, 2013
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OPS Manager at Cardinal Health

No Offer – Reviewed Jun 16, 2013 New

Interview Details – Phone with HR then on site with manager. Interview was the most rude one I have ever had. No greeting, no welcome, no thanks for coming in. The receptionist was better at being civil than the pretentious manager. Manager was late for the 30 minute interview and you feel as if you are being pushed out. How did I find out I didn't get the job? By reading it on GLASSDOOR.

Interview Question – All basic questions. They DO NOT Ask about or CARE about your skills. Just Employee relations with the work force, which says they have problems.   Answer Question

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Operations Manager at Cardinal Health

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2013 – Reviewed Jun 5, 2013 New

Interview Details – First saw job in email alert for jobs in area. Applied and received a rejection letter about 2 weeks later. Around that same time went to a local job fair for vets and met HR recruiter who reviewed my resume and felt I could be a good fit for Ops Mngr position. She told me to go online and apply (I didn't mention I had already been rejected). I did not apply a second time, but still received a call from an HR coordinator and setup an on-site interview with GM and Ops Mngr (1st shift). Had a fairly standard interview with the usual questions. Only lasted about 30 minutes. Got a call from HR coordinator about an hour after the interview to come in and meet the VP of Sales (VP of Ops was out of town) 2 days later. Lengthy interview with VP (about 1 hour), but very open and engaging conversation. Did not really feel like an interview but just sharing information. Received phone call with offer 2 days later. Was able to negotiate a higher salary. Original offer seemed very low and I think that was the intent of the offer as they may expect request for higher pay. Overall a very pleasant interview experience. Only 9 days (including weekend) from first interview to having received/accepted offer.

Interview Question – What would your current or most recent employer (person to whom you reported) say he/she would like to have seen you do differently/better.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Original compensation offer seemed low. I advised the HR rep that it was lower than I expected. She immediately said she would discuss with local manager. Called me back within 24 hours and did increase offer significantly.

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Intern at Cardinal Health

Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 1, 2013

Interview Details – Quick interview process led by senior finance managers (take advantage of the chance to ask questions...smart people with strong experience). Two back-to-back interviews in one day with a response within the week. 2-weeks to respond to offer. There was a pre-interview presentation the night before where the recruiting team and current employees explain the EMERGE rotational program, their experience, and Cardinal's background to candidates.

I thought all the questions were fair game, but a lot of other candidates I spoke to felt that the questions were harder than average. Do research. Be interested. Show your curiosity. Helps if you are passionate about the field / have interest in healthcare.

Interview Question – "Manager asks for help to improve margins. How would you make a recommendation?"
This is a mini, no-numbers case question. It helps to have gone through a case interview. Be structured and answer the right question (i.e., improve margin means don't focus recommendation on sales growth/increasing volume ... unless that affects your margin through scale). On structure, think in tree charts - i.e., price and unit cost. Dive a level deeper into each without jumping around too much. Give examples but structure your answer.

"Tell me something that surprised you about the firm outside of anything mentioned in the pre-night presentation." This tests your research on the company. The firm self-describes itself as the 'business behind healthcare'...not very self-explanatory meaning you have to do some work upfront and have an opportunity to distinguish yourself. The question was harder because the pre-night is informative in helping to understand pharma and medical distribution/wholesaling. No one expects you to know every business unit or service, but you should understand the business model for any firm you're interviewing.
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Negotiation Details – Hourly. Not negotiated.

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Intern at Cardinal Health

Declined Offer – Reviewed May 11, 2013

Interview Details – Initial phone interview. Followed by on-site interview. I interviewed with four different people, representing two different projects.

Interview Question – If you were to start a restaurant, what kind of restaurant would it be and how would you market it?   Answer Question

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Sales Development Program at Cardinal Health

No Offer – Interviewed in Waukegan, IL May 2012 – Reviewed Apr 22, 2013

Interview Details – The hiring process was very standard, first they had a phone interview, but it was about 8 months after I applied and I had completely forgotten about it. After they notified me that I was selected, they flew me up to Chicago, then shuttled a group of us to Waukegan, IL where their campus was. The first day we sat in a room waiting for our turn to give a 20 minute product presentation of our choice. Afterwards, we had a happy hour with the hiring managers.

Day 2 had three 30 minute interviews with anywhere between 2-3 hiring managers. We were told we would find out the next day who was selected (they never told us how many positions were available), but many of use didn't find out until 2 weeks later.

Interview Question – None, they were pretty typical behavioral interview questions   Answer Question

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Intern at Cardinal Health

No Offer – Reviewed Apr 17, 2013

Interview Details – I interviewed with Cardinal Health's internship program last year and felt it to be a rather lackluster experience. The recruiter I talked with did not seem engaged with the conversation and made it a point by point experience. I think recruiters should try to make the interview more of a conversation.

Interview Question – Nothing too difficult.   Answer Question

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Director at Cardinal Health

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Dublin, OH Aug 2009 – Reviewed Mar 29, 2013

Interview Details – Sent resume through Taleo via Cardinal Health. Interviewed 4 separate times with various leaders.

Interview Question – nothing difficult   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – completely open but I took the opportunity

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Human Resources Intern at Cardinal Health

No Offer – Reviewed Mar 28, 2013

Interview Details – I applied online and was contacted via email asking to set up a phone interview. The interview was pretty standard: why Cardinal, why HR, situation dealing with conflict/group dynamics, etc. I was contacted a few weeks later saying they'd like me to participate in the next round of interviews at their Dublin, OH location. I was all set to go when the position was unfortunately terminated. I've been working with a college relations representative to find other internship or entry level positions with Cardinal.

Interview Question – What recent news have you learned about Cardinal?   Answer Question

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Finance Intern at Cardinal Health

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Dublin, OH Jan 2012 – Reviewed Mar 26, 2013

Interview Details – I applied through my campus career center in October. I had two phone interviews spaced roughly a month apart -- one with HR and one with a Senior Vice President. I was actually rather intimidated during the first interview because the respondent was very short with responses after I answered each question. However, the second interview went very smoothly and was much more conversational. I heard back within a week after the second interview and was given a week to accept or decline the offer.

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  • How would one of your professors describe you in a few words?   Answer Question
  • What is one example where you did not agree with someone but had to support their idea? How did you handle it?   Answer Question
  • What is some of your coursework that is relevant to this position?   Answer Question
  • If something (like a personality trait about someone else) is bothering you, how do you approach it and how do you resolve it?   Answer Question
  • How do you contribute to the teamwork experience? What is your unique contribution?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Did not negotiate.

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Senior Financial Analyst at Cardinal Health

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Des Plaines, IL Mar 2013 – Reviewed Mar 25, 2013

Interview Details – * quick and easy
* interview with three people- each separately
* mostly asked behavioral questions

Interview Question – It wasn't really a difficult interview, very basic.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – They gave me what I wanted, so I didn't really negotiate.

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