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Very friendly fairly easy. Very helpful when moving offered me a list of apartments to look into. Thorough interview with different parts of the team I was to be working with at the time
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Middleton, WI) in Aug 2020
Interview
The process began with a phone interview with a recruiter. About a day after I gave them my upcoming schedule for the next two weeks to schedule a 90min interview process with three 30 min sessions with varying team/lab leads. They mostly asked questions particular to myself regarding techniques in the lab and the usual STAR format questions (tell me about a time... etc.). They contacted me within a week to notify me how the interview went.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What GMP analytical techniques are you familiar with?
Panel interview with three people then the director. Only one person at a time. One interview was technical questions, others were typical interview questions. Started with a “tell me more about…” from your resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s the difference between gram negative and gram positive bacteria?
I applied online. I interviewed at PPD (Richmond, VA)
Interview
Was not very well put together. The interviewers were essentially falling asleep as soon as they came in. It was not a good experience overall. The interview process is long, with interviewers who don’t engage with the interviewee.