Eli Lilly Research Scientist Interview Questions & Reviews

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Indianapolis, IN (took a day)

A Lilly representative came to our campus for recruiting. I went to her presentation and expressed my strong interest in the Lilly position. She said it was impressive for someone to come to a 8am meeting on a Friday morning. I think she was impressed with my passion. So she took my resume to the hiring manager. I got a call a few weeks later from him for a phone interview. Then he told me he would like to invite me for an on-site interview, which consisted of group interviews and a presentation. About two months later I got the offer.
All the Lilly people I met during the interview were very polite and professional except one woman who complained non-stop about the company. Everyone read the questions from the script, such as how to deal with conflict and how to deal with a disagreement with your boss. They also asked questions on your resume.

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some one asked me a very detailed question about a project listed on the resume

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how to deal with a conflict at work

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Negotiation Details

Tried but it was non-negotiable since I had zero industry experence and was fresh out of school.

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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 Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed May 2011 (took a day)

The interviewers were very frank and direct. They were also just the right people for the job type (professional background) and that made it easier for all of us to communicate well. While asking all sorts of questions to assess my suitability for the position I was quite content to observe that they were also trying to figure out how good a match I would be to the existing team. This, together with some frank comments on their behalf about how important it would be for me to be truly happy if I accepted the position, showed that they were paying a lot of attention to their employees/colleagues a characteristic I value a lot. Overall I have been impressed with the level of professionalism of the interviewing team and the support/administration staff that I had been in contact with.

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Several questions regarding technical details of work performed.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 in Indianapolis, IN (took 2 months)

Interview began with a phone screen before being brought out to the research site for a full day interview. Interview consisted of a 1 hour presentation followed by 1:1 meetings and a larger group over lunch. A fairly intense day with little time to relax. At the end of the day a car was waiting to take me back to the airport.