Director applicants have rated the interview process at Novartis with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Novartis overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Novartis as a Director according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Novartis
Interview
Hiring manager told me I am over qualified and he would like to know why I am applying for the job. Then he started to "persuade" me this industry and this job will be slow and boring comparing to the other companies I've worked for. I am not sure if he was representing the company or himself in that opinion.
He kept digging the WHY and obviously he didn't get his answer he'd like to hear. He asked me to go back and think about the WHY and sent him the WHY in email.
It was a very uncomfortable conversation and just weird vibes all over. I did send my response to close off the conversation though never get any response.
I guess I am too qualified that I may take the hiring manager's job.
I don't blame him. :)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Novartis
Interview
The ghosting described by the anonymous poster on Mar 9, 2022 was exactly my experience!
In addition, there was pressure from HR for me to formally apply before a certain deadline, misinformation about headcount and timelines, haphazard interview scheduling, no clarity on next steps, and no responses to multiple follow-up emails.
Like the other poster, I am shocked and disappointed that a company of Novartis' stature could be so disrespectful towards another professional.
The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Novartis
Interview
It was a very well organized interview process. It provides the opportunity to speak and connect with many colleagues in the company. The aim of the interview process to uncover especially the human qualities of the candidate. The process allows also to learn more about the company culture and values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I would say the interview questions were fair. It is not about "easy" vs. "difficult". In my opinion, it is about the relevance of the questions to the job in question as well as to the values and reflexes the company and the team are looking for.