Leadership Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Leadership Development Program roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merck overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Merck as a Leadership Development Program according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Merck
Interview
Online skills test which was followed by a Skype interview which was followed by two in person interviews in Philadelphia and finally followed by a case study. It took over a month or two to hear anything back at all following the final interview
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Merck (Kenilworth, NJ)
Interview
2x 30-minute interviews with senior members of the finance department. Mostly behavioral, lots of conversation surrounding broader questions. Good cop bad cop, one interviewer was aggressive while the other was very laid back
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Merck (Whitehouse Station, NJ)
Interview
There was an initial 30 minute phone screen then they invited me on site for a half day long interview. The on site interview consisted of a 1:1, 1:2 (me and 2 Merck employees), and a group discussion with the other interviewees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical behavioral questions such as, "tell me about a time when you were a leader," "tell me about a time when you had to make a difficult decision."