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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Oct 15, 2009)

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“Difficult”
3.4
Interview Experience [?]
Positive 57%
Neutral 0%
Negative 43%

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Medical Representative at Pfizer

Posted Oct 15, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 (took 3 days)

the interview was in alexandria at pfizer scientific office in raml station and it was between me and two district mangers working in pfizer
it was like a series as the two people were acting that one of them was agood guy and the other was a bad guy, one was smiling all the time and the other was about to hit me .this was my overall perception about the interview i did .
about some questions i was asked,
please show me how can you sell this pen for me .
without looking above you what is the color of the fan ?(there was no fan above me )
what is your ambition in the field of the pharmacy ?
these were all i could remember but really it was an intersting interview and i learned so much by taking one hour with a high experienced peoples

Interview Questions

how can you sell this pen for me ?
what are your weak points?

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative at Pfizer

Posted Sep 14, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2007 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)

Phone interview went well. No hard questions. General interview questions. Know the company and be able to respond using STAR responses. Was told within 48 hours that I had been moved to the next round of interviews. It has been almost two years and I haven't heard anything, but it's ok because I'm no longer interested in that field. I just thought it was pretty unprofessional to tell me someone would be calling me with the next interview time and they never did.

Interview Questions

Give me a situation describing how you handled an obstacle at work?

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Regulatory Associate at Pfizer

Posted Jul 31, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Negative Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2007 in New York, NY (took a day)

I was contacted within a week of sending in my resume and the interview was scheduled for the following week. All in all, I didn't do very well because of the interview format. At Pfizer, they use panel interviews and I was questioned by three women with several "have you ever been in such and such a situation and what did you do" sort of questions. I knew this going in and I tried my best to prepare for it, but for me it was difficult to recall relevant situations and I guess that's where I failed miserably. I was disappointed with myself but also disappointed in their interviewing technique since I felt I wasn't able to talk about what i knew I could offer the company. There was definitely the feeling that this was their interview, I felt that there wasn't very much interest in what I wanted to ask of them. If preparing for an interview at Pfizer, be sure to prepare by thinking of as many situations as you can. I think the key is to show that you know how to handle different work situations.

Interview Questions

Have you ever been in a situation where....(difficult job situation is described)

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.

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Management Trainee at Pfizerstudent candidate

Posted Jul 27, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Negative Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2009 in Istanbul (took 3 days)

At first they came our campus for an IQ test. They called me back 3 weeks after the test for a group interview. At group interview they gave us a case about a local bank. I passed the group interview. Then I went for a 1:1 interview for marketing position. It was actually a hard interview in which, the woman asked me questions about the company about myself and about everything. 2 days later they called me again for another interview but this time for finance. They said they wanted to assess me for finance. I said ok and went back to istanbul again. The interview only took 5 minutes in order to see if I was really interested in finance. And they refused me next day for both marketing and finance.

Interview Questions

What was the toughest decision in your life?

Other Details

I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.

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Business Development at Pfizer

Posted May 29, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)

First Round was a phone interview that mainly focused on fit (why interested in Pfizer and healthcare, etc). It was about 30 minutes.

Second Round was a series of 4-5 interviews in their NYC office. One was a case presentation and the rest were very much like the phone interview. Each interview was about 30-45 minutes.

Interview Questions

What is your favorite Pfizer product and why?

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.

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Manager at Pfizer

Posted Apr 16, 20091 of 1 people found this helpful

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2008 (took 2+ weeks)

Definitely be prepared for a behavioral interview. Make sure you answer using the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action and Result.

Interview Questions

Tell us about working with a difficult customer
Tell us about a situation where you had to get around a company policy

Negotiation Details

somewhat - got 3 instead of 2 weeks vacation

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Communications at Pfizer

Posted Mar 19, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Negative Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)

Was impressed by the office and its convenient location and enjoyed my initial conversation with the HR person. Subsequent interviews with the hiring manager and a subordinate were not as interesting. In fact, I interviewed them more than they interviewed me and it was kind of boring. The job sounded interesting to me, but it turns out they felt I was overqualified, so I did not receive an offer.

Interview Questions

There really wasn't anything difficult or unexpected.

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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