Is it hard to get hired as a Internship at Merck?

Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Internship at Merck?

Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 39 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merck overall takes an average of 36 days.

Where can I find Merck interview experiences by job title?

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based on 43 ratings - Updated Jul 24, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

67%
Applied online
Applied online
24%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
3%
Recruiter
Recruiter
3%
In Person
In Person
3%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency

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43 interviews

Internship Interview

Feb 17, 2025

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Merck in Apr 2024

Interview

recruiter screen followed by a panel discussion. focused mostly on business case study and technicals. make sure the case study is clear before you proceed to answer. ask questions for clarification.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

NLP based question- how do you approach a particular NLP use case problem.

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Internship Interview

Dec 15, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Merck (South San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2024

Interview

Short interview. Only the candidates selected are notified by email; the hiring team should send an email to other candidates notifying them that they are not chosen, just for courtesy.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why are you applying for the internship?

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Internship Interview

Nov 28, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Merck in Jun 2022

Interview

It was a first time first round of phone interviews and they didn't sound very enthusiastic, very monotone and asked mostly behavioral questions, never had an interview like that so preparing is important!!

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What do you know about the company? Tell me about a time you had workplace conflict?

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