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Updated May 26, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Finance at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted May 26, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Boston, MA (took 2 weeks)
Started with a phone call from HR to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview was pleasant, the manager wanted to know my background, why I chose the school I went to, nothing specifically behavioral.
A week later the manager emails to schedule a face-to-face in the office. There were a couple technical questions involved as well as more typical behavioral questions with the manager and an analyst. We went over my resume and the interview overall was pretty standard. Nothing out of the ordinary or particularly tough.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Apr 30, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Boston, MA (took 4 weeks)
First one was a 30 minutes Telephone interview with HR and few days later a Technical Interview ( over Telephone ) and the next one was a series of interviews (In person 1on1 interviews with 8 people) over a day at their Boston Office facility
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Fellow at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 weeks)
Long avd very thorough. Called in twice but littl follow up after.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Health & Safety Manager at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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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 Jun 2010 (took 2 weeks)
Following a brief phone interview I was interviewed at their premises by the manager, HR manager and the head of one of the science groups. They were all professional and friendly and the questions they asked were straightforward. The workplace seemed pleasant. There was no opportunity to look round the site. It seemed like a good place to work for with competent, dedicated staff.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Business Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Apr 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Cambridge, MA (took a day)
I was contacted by a recruiter. I showed up for the interview and met about 8 people in one day. Standard interview questions, nothing too difficult. Everyone was friendly and personable. I enjoyed meeting the team.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Aug 25, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in San Diego, CA (took a day)
The interview was low key, probably due to the size of the site. People were curious and personable, most were a pleasure to talk with. The site had a good "vibe" and people seemed to enjoy working there. Communication after the interview has been severely lacking, despite offers to answer questions regarding the position/company.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Director, Information TEchnology at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Jun 9, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 3 weeks)
It was an all day interview in which I remained in the same room and 6 - 8 key stakeholders came in to interview me. All the people I met were high energy and it seemed that the company has a good culture and sense of community. The campus was well maintained.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Posted Jul 4, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Cambridge, MA (took a day)
Typical process: an hour long presentation followed by a day's worth of 1:1 interviewing
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Negotiation Details
There was nothing to negotiate - HR is very rude - it is a take it or leave it attitude
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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