Merck Interview Questions & Reviews in Philadelphia, PA Area
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Updated Apr 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineering at Merck
Posted Jul 22, 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 Jul 2010 in West Point, PA (took a day)
Still don't know if I will get the face to face interview...but the phone interview was easy. They called me for a phone interview 2 months after applying online for the position
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Medicinal Chemist at Merck
Posted Jun 30, 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 Jul 2008 in West Point, PA (took a day)
I had applied for a medicinal chemistry job prior to getting this interview and was contacted directly by the hiring manager about a different opportunity. The interview was a full day, in 30 minute increments speaking with different scientists, mainly PhD chemists. They did ask many technical questions, mostly about the research summary I had provided. There was a dinner the night before with two associate scientists so that you could ask questions about the interview etc.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Biochemist II at Merck
Posted Jun 29, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
The interview process consisted of (4) 1-hour interviews with individuals that support the area that the position was for. Each interview focused on past experience and each interviewer went into great detail about my resume. I received several technical questions focused on gaining more information about the depth of my knowledge regarding what was on my resume. My scientific knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical analytical development was tested by technical questions in regards to analytical techinques and basics of proteins and vaccines.
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Typical. They explain why they can't pay you more you eplain why you need more.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Process Engineer at Merck
Posted Jun 24, 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 Mar 2010 in West Point, PA (took a day)
I had 4 interviews on the day I interviewed. The online preparation was very helpful to navigate through the process. Was a little complicated to figure out what they were doing, but was professionally done.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Vaccine Research Intern at Merck
Posted Mar 11, 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 Mar 2010 in West Point, PA (took 3 weeks)
Applied for the vaccine basic research internship online and got an email from one of the scientists at Merck. He was a very nice, easygoing person and basically asked about my past experiences in the laboratory. It took about 15 minutes overall for his questions and then it took another 15 minutes for my questions (they really talk when you ask questions...it shows interest!), so altogether it was roughly half an hour.
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Staff Engineer at Merck
Posted Mar 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2008 in West Point, PA (took 2+ weeks)
The hiring process was not difficult at all. It started with a very casual phone interview with the hiring manager and then I was brought in for a full day of interviewing with the department. I met with 5 different individuals from the department, ranging from Senior Engineers to the Executive Director. After the process I was contacted the next day with a tentative offer.
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I was surprised with the offer in regards to vacation and salary. I did not feel a need to negotiate anything.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Intern at Merck
Posted Feb 17, 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 Feb 2010 in West Point, PA (took a day)
someone from the group emailed me, asking when it is convenient to talk. i told them and the date was set. during the interview, i was asked about my past research experiences in some details and whether i had used some of the laboratory techniques that they were looking for. did not ask any behavioral questions or anything
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Biotechnician at Merck
Posted Feb 11, 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 Jan 2010 in West Point, PA (took 6 weeks)
Was told that I was over qualified because of my Masters degree. Wasted so much time at site. I was interviewed a couple of times prior to this one for other positions at different sites. All of them resulted in the same outcome. I was over qualified from the beginning. I would not recommend anyone with more than a Bachelor's and 1year experience to apply for this position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Manufactering at Merck
Posted Dec 10, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Lansdale, PA (took a day)
Came out of interview not feeling either good or bad about the experience which I had never felt before in previous interviews. Seems like a good place to work that rewards their employees who go above and beyond to go the extra mile. Being inherently a hard worker, I felt like this would be a good place to work. I am still waiting or an official job offer and am excited about the possible opportunity to work here.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior IT Analyst at Merck
Posted Mar 18, 2009
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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 Mar 2007 in West Point, PA (took a day)
Standard phone screen by HR. The in-person interview was done by a panel of two. They didn't test my technical abilities too much, I was asked few high level, strategic questions. There were not many follow up questions, so I would guess my answers were sufficient.
I got the job offer over the phone on the following day and received the written offer a few days later. Overall, relatively smooth and trouble-free. I would say there were more concerned about my soft skills (i.e. working in a team, communication, etc.).
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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