I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IQVIA
Interview
Applied to Quintiles through an employee referral. Had two phone interviews, both with recruiters. The interviews were fairly standard. However for a second interview with a recruiter they asked many behavioral questions which I did not expect until the 3rd interview with a line manager. The whole process took close to two months from start to finish. I had to follow up several times, at which point almost a month after the second interview I was informed they were proceeding with another candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many times have you had to change your work schedule to support a colleague?
Describe the most difficult situation you’ve had involving conflict with another person?
Biggest challenge you have faced in your career?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at IQVIA (Washington, DC) in May 2015
Interview
Applied in early February 2015 using a reference; very long and disorganized. Very difficult to contact and receive correspondence. After on phone interview and line manager interview in March, I received an offer, but the study was postponed by the sponsor for later in the year. I followed up on the same position on a different study in May. After the initial call, I was told that somebody would reach out after a week or two at most; 3 weeks later I called and sent emails to them stating I received nothing. They gave me less than 24 hours notice for my interview; I had the interview over webex with 2 line managers. The interview was not like other CRA interviews as it was like an exam with no real metrics of how you could answer, but went well. Was told they'd make a decision within the next week as the start date was 6 weeks away. Didn't hear back until a month later after several follow-up emails that they would like to extend an offer. I rejected it as I received a better CRA opportunity elsewhere. Overall, they've established a strong name in pharma development, but they should do a better job at being personable, professional, and most importantly timely. It is evident that there is a high turnover, and a weak sense of accountability, employee or not. I've interviewed several times with Quintiles over the years, but due to convenient hiring freezes and poor interviewing experiences, I ultimately say work elsewhere if you have the option-- there are other organizations with the same or better reputation and salary.
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Question 1
What is a 1572? What would you do on a site visit? Do you have experience with reviewing source documents? What are the parts of an ICF that are important?