Pocess of the interview was just fine. You meet the real person on third step of the interview. Every step is communicated clearly. And communication with interviewer is also good.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at ICON in Jun 2011
Interview
The comapny recruiter contacted me to set up a phone interview via e-mail. She was nice and talked to me as if I already had the job. It started out with her asking for me to explain my current position and why am I interested in the job. The phone interview was very straight forward. She asked standard clinical questions such as describe the difference between a stage and a grade, what does RECIST stand for and what are the major differences between the two versions of RECIST. About a week after the phone interview I recieved an e-mail notification stating that I did not recieve the job as there were more qualified candidates for the position. I assume it was because of my limited on-site monitoring experience.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ICON (Paris)
Interview
I devoted a significant amount of time to responding to the recruiter’s calls and emails for an FSP position at ICON in France. After several exchanges and interviews, there was no further response: no feedback, no explanation, no follow-up.This complete lack of consideration is disrespectful to candidates and gives a very negative image of ICON France. A recruitment process reflects a company’s culture, and in this case, it does not inspire confidence or the desire to move forward.Candidates, please be cautious.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about situations during monitoring…
Phone screen with recruiter (15-20 minutes), followed by interview with 2 hiring managers at the same time. Whole process took about 3 weeks from screening to offer. Interview questions were pretty standard for the CRA position and they asked mostly situational and technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you organize yourself before a monitoring visit?