I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Boston, MA) in Oct 2011
Interview
First round was on campus, fairly straightforward. Behavioral and resume-based questions, some very basic accounting stuff. Final round was onsite, 2-day process. Three 1-on-1 interviews (in a room with 10 other people interviewing at the same time, kind of odd). No accounting/finance questions (with the exception of one or two candidates), each interviewer had to follow a strict script from HR, completely useless. A waste of getting high-level people involved with the interviews when they don't have time to ask the questions they want (which they communicated to me as a candidate). HR needs to cede some control of the interview process. Following the 1-on-1's and lunch, split off for a 5-candidate group exercise; nothing resembling a case study and a bit of a waste of everyone's time given the laughable subject matter, though it did require speaking in front of a group audience.
One positive aspect of the superday structure is that in between interviews, candidates wait in a room with people currently in the program, and a lot of candid and helpful interaction is possible.
While there certainly seem to be imperfect aspects of the actual FLDP, the interview process does convey that it is a really solid place to start a career (even to someone not really interested in the position), particularly as the CFO is highly involved with the program.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA) in Sep 2024
Interview
2 behavioral interviews one focused on you and one more focused on the company. One with program lead and one with finance VP. Not too bad, pretty relaxed. Bit of a unorganized process however, hard to follow/ get in contact with people
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some things you learned in this internship
No initial phone screening and didn't provide any details beyond the job description from the online posting. Was interviewed remotely with executives during each round. First was completely behavioral questions and felt very intimidating. Second was more relaxed and focused on interests and background. No technical questions except to explain experience with Excel. Didn't hear back for almost a month after the final interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared to answer several "tell me about a time when" questions
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Interview
The interview was a phone screening, then phone interview followed by two days of in-person interviews including a group case study. They also had a dinner with executives on the finance side.