I applied online. I interviewed at AstraZeneca in Sep 2022
Interview
The 2 questions I asked before I accepted the interview were ignored (is the role remote/office based and salary range). Initial interview postponed to following morning and postponed again with 10 minutes notice moving to lunch time.
At the start of the interview I was informed the role was now on hold but "lets continue with the meeting". When I directly asked if the role was remote based as it was not clear on the advert I was told it was currently 3 days in the office with a hope to return to 5 days which for me (location wise) does not work.
A lot of time wasted for both sides which is such a shame. Not a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why have you applied for the role?
More than a few months post application, I received a call from a recruiter regarding interview for this position.
We had a case assignment, which I would say roughly takes an hour to complete and we were set up to do an interview. The interviewers were over 10 mins late with no update while I was waiting on the other side.
The interview went fairly well and we were able to build a good rapport.
But alas, they ghosted me. No feedback, no calls or not even a cursory rejection email.
I applied online. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Macclesfield, England) in May 2024
Interview
Values interview against company goals. Even for internal roles which doesn’t make sense. Why make someone do a values interview after 20 years of service?! Completely unacceptable why do this to a loyal employee.
The interview was in three stages. The first stage was a 30 minute introductory call, the second stage was a one hour interview with a panel and the last stage was with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a question based on one of their values, “we do the right thing”.