I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Albany, NY) in Apr 2012
Interview
First portion is a 30 minute phone interview. If approved to go further then you have a face to face interview that will last for at least four hours. The next process is a ride a long day or two in the field with a current sales representative and if the decision is made to move forward the there is a 6 hour interview with the DSM and the RSD. The final is training. Once the whole process is done it takes about 6 - 8 weeks.
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Question 1
What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Monterey, CA) in Aug 2011
Interview
Had a phone screen with a recruiter, had a one on one interview with two hiring managers who each had an open position, 2 weeks later I had a ridealong and then a final interview in 1 month. Afterwards, I received a call and was offered the position.