Technical Writer applicants have rated the interview process at Medtronic with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Writer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Medtronic overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Medtronic as a Technical Writer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 36%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Medtronic (Fridley, MN) in Oct 2015
Interview
Straight forward interview process. Good experience with HR and Management. I was referred by a current employee, and sent in a solid resume and cover letter by through the online process and followed up with an email to the hiring manager. I am sure that having a connection to the hiring manager via the current employee helped to get my resume noticed faster.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They used the Situation Task Action Result format.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Medtronic (Lafayette, CO) in Jul 2026
Interview
Panel interview - Just because the recruiter has the name of one hiring manager, that doesn't mean there won't be more people in the room that you will not be able to research ahead of time.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
All Medtronic employees interview based on the the Medtronic Mindset, which is 5 values. For example, one value is "Be bold".
In an in-person panel interview with six members of the department they took turns asking STAR questions. This interview followed an on-camera Teams screening that took place almost 4 weeks earlier.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you worked with someone who was very different from you.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Medtronic (Mounds View, MN) in Jan 2023
Interview
The first interview is HEAVILY focused on the STAR methodology. It was a panel of 5 people all communicating remotely via Zoom. Friendly, but seemed to be looking for specific answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you keep track of multiple long-term projects?