I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Merck in Feb 2009
Interview
Full time MBA student
Applied through school - submitted a company / position specific cover letter along with resume.
-Two 1:1 interviews - 45 min each. Spent about 50 min with one and 1hr with another (was the last candidate).
- Saw both interviewers look at GPAs and overall academic record.
- Both interviewers came with comapny prepared questionnare - mix of behavioral and technical questions. Behavioral questions - typically asked - team situation etc.
Technical - usual corporate finance concepts - Intro finance course brush up would be very useful.
- offered full-time position after completion of internship.
- Absolutely loved working there - great people, provided time and help to get a newcomer to speed. Very well organized internship program.
Highly recommend it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you cut costs by % in a line of business?
One round of talking to multiple people that I would be working with, mostly behavioral instead of technical. Scheduled soon after I submitted my application. Met via teams video and was very understanding when I had some technical difficulty.
I applied online. I interviewed at Merck (Rahway, NJ) in Nov 2025
Interview
I had a 30-minute interview with three senior researchers. I gave a brief introduction, and they asked me questions about the projects I’ve worked on. They didn’t turn on their cameras and only switched them on for a short moment.
A 30 minute phone screen, then second round of 1 hour webex interview. Tours were offered once offers were made to make decisions. Process was pretty fast with around a week between each stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, how would you teach me _______, tell me about your favorite project.