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      Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative Interview

      Feb 28, 2011
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company in Feb 2011

      Interview

      Applied for a position on the company website, was immediately asked to complete a personality test. Upon completion, I was contacted within a week to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was hard, it is an outside company asking the questions. It is behavioral based so use STAR answers. Know what a Pharma rep does on a daily basis and why you want Lilly, also be ready with answers to past situations in your past work experience. The person on the phone will not give you any feedback, they type your answers, very robotic...not an pleasant experience. None the less you will know within a few hours if you made it on to the next step. They told me two weeks, I heard back within 3 hours. They ask for transcripts and for you to fill out an official app. Within a few days of faxing the app in I was scheduled for an interview in LA. I applied for a position in Denver. They flew me out and paid for everything. The interview in LA was awesome, it consisted of a panel of 2 higher mangers in the company. They worked through my resume with me, why I wanted pharma, why Lilly, what I knew about the products Lilly sold, and questions I had for them. I thought it went well and was surprised when I heard back I was not selected. A lot of competition for these roles, but it was a positive and efficient process. I heard back within a week of the outcome, do your homework for the interviews, know what your applying for...Although I do not know what else would have been needed to move on, good experience regardless.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Why Pharma, why Lilly?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What, in your opinion, does a Pharma Rep's day consist of?
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      A lot of behavioral based questions
      1 Answer
      1

      Other Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative Interview Reviews for Eli Lilly and Company

      Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Interview

      Mar 13, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Raleigh, NC
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Raleigh, NC) in Feb 2025

      Interview

      This was one of the hardest interview processes I have ever gone through. There are many rounds to the interview, and they use the “STAR” process (you can look this up). If you are interviewing for this company, it’s imperative to study this process so you know how to answer questions correctly. I made it through to the final round of interviews (it was between myself and one other person). In the end, they went with someone more familiar with the territory.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What problem have you solved? How would you sell this stapler?
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      Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative Interview

      Nov 15, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Ocala, FL
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Ocala, FL)

      Interview

      Interview was by phone. It was not very long maybe 20 minutes. I didn't feel like a connected with the person who was interviewing me. I did not receive a follow up interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your worst attribute? What type of manager do you prefer.
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      Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative Interview

      Nov 30, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company

      Interview

      They fly you out and cover your travel expenses and stay through reimbursement. There’s generally two managers playing good cop bad cop. Overall a good interview process and very standard scenarios questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Standard scenario questions you can find.
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