I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Basel)
Interview
The first interview was a phone call with one person lasting about 30 Minutes.
The second interview was a whole day at the Novartis facilities where I was interviewed by seven different people, one after the other. Even the invitation for lunch was a job interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were focussing on former situations. E.g. I was asked to give an example of a situation in which I behaved as a team player.
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (East Hanover, NJ) in Aug 2015
Interview
I received an email approx 2 weeks after applying online for a phone screen. The phone screen was set up for a few days later, and it consisted of questions regarding past experience and skills. A week later I received an email to schedule an in person interview to meet with HR and 5 hiring managers. This was a 5 hour or so interview. Behavioral questions and scientific questions. Everyone was very nice and laid back but you need to make sure you have scenarios that you can describe for the behavioral questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me a time where your innovative idea backfired on you.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Novartis (East Hanover, NJ) in Jan 2013
Interview
A whole day process meeting with with 8 people on a campus 1 hour each answering STAR interview questions. People were very nice but a whole process is very long and very tiring. Lunch with HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Based on STAR Interviewing Response Technique:
Describe the situation that you were in or the task that you needed to accomplish.
Describe the action you took and be sure to keep the focus on you.
What happened? How did the event end? What did you accomplish? What did you learn?