I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Abbott (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2011
Interview
Initial phone screen led to 1:1 interviews with 4 team members, including hiring manager. Both technical/science and generic behavioral interview questions. Advice to other interviewees: know your stuff for the particular area of R&D/engineering. Work culture is pretty typical: close within small group, and more distant in overall organization. I would say that Abbott is cooler than some other large medical device companies, but still lack the intimacy and nimbleness of start-ups.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretty typical questions: how do you deal with a difficult situation, greatest accomplishment, etc.
Had a casual conversation with the hiring manager about the role and expectations, then discussed how my skills could align with and fulfill the responsibilities and requirements of the position.
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Question 1
Tell us about yourself and why you would be a good fit
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Minneapolis, MN) in Dec 2021
Interview
Had one phone interview and two interviews via teams. The phone interview was only one person, the other two each had two individuals. The process was timely and had no significant delays between communications. Interviewers were respectful and kind and asked engaging questions.
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Question 1
Can you give me an example of a time when you faced interpersonal conflict that had to be resolved to solve a problem? How did you navigate the situation?
3 rounds of interviews. Each round had an engineer from the team. The process was pretty simple but repetitive. I was asked the same questions each round. I was asked both technical and social questions.
