I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company in Jan 2019
Interview
After phone screens you will have multiple interviews with multiple groups of people. Be prepared to discuss your previous roles and provide specific examples on your contributions and the results of your efforts.
first phone call with recruiter, then "We appreciate your interest in joining Eli Lilly and the time you've invested in applying for the ...[position name]" ... but no thank you.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) in Sep 2025
Interview
Online interview with two upper-level management engineers over Teams asking about previous work that you have done, previous experiences you put on your resume, and asking how your work fits into what they are looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when you had to deal with a person who was difficult to deal with.
I applied online. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)
Interview
The Eli Lilly engineering interview process involves a phone screening to assess qualifications, behavioral interviews to evaluate teamwork and communication, technical assessments, and potentially a case study to test problem-solving skills.
Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Eli Lilly and Company with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Eli Lilly and Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Eli Lilly and Company as a Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 3%
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