/Co-op applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for /Co-op roles take an average of 94 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merck overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Merck as a /Co-op according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Drug test: 25%
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One round phone screening and second round teams online meeting. Only asked behavioral questions. I also recommend to use the star method. You can also look up the questions online to practice.
It was online with a panel of staff from a team. They asked many questions that required answers using the STAR method, and staff jumped around to pose questions to the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something about yourself that is not on your application?
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Merck (Rahway, NJ)
Interview
Three interviews, with the hiring manager, other managers and the director, all scheduled together at the beginning before meeting anyone. There were two people in each round. They were nice and kind.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when you exceeded expectations