I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Merck (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
The interview went well. They asked me about my past experience, about how I handled difficult situations and a few other behavioral questions like what do you do when someone in your team does not want to contribute, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the time when you worked as a team and someone did not complete their part and how you handled that situation
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Merck (West Point, PA)
Interview
One on one with potential manager. straightforward typical questions regarding school experience, technical skill, interest. Behavioral questions on working in difficult situations and how you reacted when team members disagreed with you as well.
introduce themselves and the job location , alos ask my preference of job location
ask some bq like discribing the challenge you faced
techinical questions
contribution to the publication
let me to ask questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
discribe the challenge you faced and how to tackle it
I applied online. I interviewed at Merck (West Point, PA) in Nov 2025
Interview
I had interview in early November for summer internship. The hiring manager asked technical questions regarding my skills and techniques relevant to the position. Another scientist who was future talent coordinator asked multiple behavioral questions. It went quickly for 15-20 mins followed by questions from my side. They informed me in early January that i was not selected for the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach a failure, explain a challenge and how to tackled it, what would you do if you don't like a certain task appointed to you etc.
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.
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.
Common stages of the interview process at Merck as a Internship according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
One on one interview: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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