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Sales Trainee at McKesson
No Offer – Interviewed in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles, CA Jan 2013 – Reviewed Feb 7, 2013
Interview Details – Current internal resource so I applied on the website for an open position. I got a call back a few days later from a McKesson recruiter, she setup an interview with the regional sales mgr. Had 4 days to prepare. The interview consisted of alot of talk about large territory quotas, position expectations and duties. I did well, rocked it, was very prepared but got a call back from the recruiter about 48 hrs after the interview that they were going with other candidates who were "more qualified." Right, i saw the same position get re-posted a week later...
Interview Questions
- How do you obtain your current goals/quotas? View Answer
- What qualities make a good sales person? Answer Question
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Human Resources Administrative at McKesson
No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed Feb 6, 2013
Interview Details – Horrible process. The first interview, the manager was a no-show so I interviewed with two women who were literally "deer in headlights" offered a 2nd interview, they needed to reschedule twice, wouldn't accommodate my date/time and hired the other candidate w/o giving me my 2nd chance.
Interview Question – Just went over experience...they weren't prepared at all Answer Question
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Operations Manager at McKesson
No Offer – Reviewed Jan 29, 2013
Interview Details – First round interviews were on campus and the questions were all behavioral based. Second round interviews were done at the branch that you would be working for. The company really believes in what they do and the impact they have on people's lives.
Interview Question – The behavioral and situational questions. Answer Question
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Technical Implementation Engineer at McKesson
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Parsippany, NJ – Reviewed Jan 24, 2013
Interview Details –
4 step process:
2 Phone interviews (Once with the recruiter and once with the hiring manager)
1 face-to-face interview with the services manager and 1 or 2 junior managers (team leads)
During which I had to complete a "skills" test
1 face-to-face interview with the division manager.
Interview Questions
- Give me an example of a time when you went above and beyond to solve a problem/help a customer, etc. View Answer
- Tell me the steps you use to troubleshoot an issue. View Answer
Negotiation Details – They asked me what my current salary was and when I asked about the range they were offering, they came back to what I was currently making. So, I leveraged my experience, degree, and certifications (I also looked at a couple salary surveys) and we came to some common ground.
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Professional Services Manager at McKesson
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Alpharetta, GA May 2009 – Reviewed Jan 22, 2013
Interview Details – Met with 6 people. This included the hiring director, two managers, two VPs and the president of the business unit. Questions were pretty standard and fair. They basically asked about previous leadership experience and my management style.
Interview Question – What would be my biggest challenge in my new role and what is my 90 day strategy. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – HR calls with an official offer. I counter offered and they met me in the middle. Not a lot of room to negotiate.
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Analyst at McKesson
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in The Woodlands, TX Dec 2012 – Reviewed Jan 18, 2013
Interview Details – The process was fluid but long. My resume was found on a I had a 30 min phone interview at the beginning of Nov 2012, from that I heard back in about a week to fill out an application. After I filled out the application and did not hear from them for about two weeks. I got a call at the beginning of December 2012 for an interview. I interviewed twice. I got a call the next day for a final interview. The offer was two days from the final interview. I did my drug test the same week. It took two weeks to process the background check. Process was about 45 days.
Negotiation Details – None
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Senior Contract Paralegal at McKesson
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in The Woodlands, TX Oct 2010 – Reviewed Jan 10, 2013
Interview Details – Fairly simply insofar as I was referred by a recruiter I had worked with in the past. In fact, I did not want to apply and she encouraged me to do so. I did not want to work contract.
Interview Question – The position was for an immediate fill and therefore it was very fast. I was trusting the recruiter. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Uneventful. I hired in at a low rate and after working for a few weeks re-negotiated a higher salary which was accepted and approximately a year later, was given an extensive raise.
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Database Developer at McKesson
No Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Aug 2012 – Reviewed Dec 18, 2012
Interview Details – Had phone interview with contractor. Did in person test. Had follow up face-to-face with subordinate to hiring manager. Then had final phone interview with the hiring manager. I was warned that he was very hard to read. Questions more about how I would handle situations rather than technical interview.
Interview Question – I see there's a six month gap in your resume, and 3 month contracts the year before. What am I to make of that? (he didn't seem to know that contracts could be as short as 3 months, he though I was just fired for poor performance. View Answer
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Business Process Manager - Strategic Process Consultant at McKesson
No Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA – Reviewed Dec 11, 2012
Interview Details –
1. Applied for job and recruiter contacted me within 2 days; talked for 15 minutes about goals, aspirations, etc. Discussed my knowledge and experience on P/L statements
2. 30 minute interview with second recruiter about my past experiences
3. 60 minute interview with Senior Director of Business Process
4. Onsite Interview which included the following: 1 hour panel interview with 2 strategic process consultants (peers), 1 hour case study which includes developing a presentation, 1 hour discussing the results and presentation of the case study with Business Process Senior Manager and Senior Director
5. 30 minute phone Interview with client in McKesson
Moved quickly through interview process which is great. The recruiting team did a great job of answering questions promptly.
Interview Question – Case study was the most difficult aspect. Just need to make sure to bone up on pharmaceutical distribution operations and industry. Answer Question
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Senior Architect at McKesson
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Louisville, CO Jun 2008 – Reviewed Dec 11, 2012
Interview Details – I was contacted by a recruiter and offered a position. The interview was mostly a chance to meet the senior engineers I would work with and various managers of different departments. I did most of the interviewing of these people, as opposed to the other way around. They were looking for a very specific skill set that I posses, so it was more of a request to come work for them.
Interview Question – Can you start immediately? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I told them what I was willing to take and they accepted.
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