I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Columbus, OH) in May 2011
Interview
Initially introduced to the opportunity through a friend who is a current Lilly employee. After applying online and passing their employee pre-screening questionnaire, I was given the opportunity for a phone interview. They were very punctual when it came for my phone interview and it lasted about 30 minutes. Most of the questions were situation-based i.e. Explain a time when you had to gain someone's trust. How did you do it? Overall, the interviewer was very nice and we had an opportunity at the end of the interview for more casual conversation. The most important thing is to be yourself and talk in a conversational manner as opposed to stiff question and answer. They're looking for personality here and if you can make connections with a stranger. About a week or so later I received an email explaining that the position I initially applied for was no longer available or had been filled but was encouraged to apply for other positions within the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you had to gain someone's trust and how did you do that?
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?
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.
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.