Engineering Co-Op applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Co-Op roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Engineering Co-Op according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 20%
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The interview process was very standard. Had one panel interview with 3 people. They asked questions about my experience. Was very technical and focused on the job role. Would recommend reaching and connecting with folks in the company to prepare.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you interested as a full time career? And Why Merck?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Merck (Philadelphia, PA) in Dec 2022
Interview
Very STAR based and some behavioral questions but definitely more STAR questions back to back so prepare yourself by using questions as examples and describing each part of STAR well
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you had a conflict with a peer and how did you resolve it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Merck in Oct 2021
Interview
30 minutes video call, no response after 2 weeks so I am still waiting. But there are no options "still waiting" for this glassdoor review so I would assume that I am "rejected"?