I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson in May 2012
Interview
On the outside, looking in J&J has wonderful morals and a great mission to stand by. After attending some seminars on their company I was excited to potentially work for J&J so I worked diligently to get my foot in the door and speak with recruiters quite often. I prepared my materials in a portfolio and waited to hear back.
I finally got an invitation to part-take in an interview with two division managers at a location 4+ hours away from my residence (never reimbursed for the 1 hour interview they gave me). They were both late by a half an hour and caused me to sit in rush hour for 2 additional hours as a result. The interview was very traditional with your standard behavioral questions read off a script. I was well prepared and even complimented by the hiring managers for my materials, my examples I provided, and my close.
I asked pointed questions that the managers said were" Over their heads" I was referring to basic information I found in articles they could have read off their website if they spent 5 minutes reading what their company actually does. They honestly didn't care about anything mentioned in the Credo and even mocked it when I referred to it being my most interested aspect of J&J.
This experience left me with such a disguised taste in my mouth I was pleased to know they didn't want to move forward with me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time where you had to work with people who shared differing opinions then you, how did you work with them? Were you successful?
I applied online. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson
Interview
1st online interview with the recruiter
Interactive, friendly
Asked by the interviewer in the first 30 min
Ask the interviewer in the last 15 min
Received the result by email next week
It was a normal interview with several questions about my experience and where I would like to proceed in my career. I was comfortable with the questions asked, would recommend
The interview will be conducted as a group interview, with each group consisting of about 5-8 people. The interviewer will ask a question, and the candidates will respond one by one. During the process, the interviewer may ask follow-up questions based on your answers.