Novartis interview questions
Updated Jun 2, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 11%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 10%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 4%In PersonIn Person
- 3%OtherOther
Interview search
1,793 interviews
Novartis interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Novartis as 62.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.98 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales Specialist and Corporate Finance Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Assistant Brand Manager and Administrative Assistant III roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Novartis takes an average of 35 days when considering 975 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Associate Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Analytics roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Novartis according to 975 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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- Medical Representative(91) ;
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- Medical Science Liaison (MSL)(69) ;
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