I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Novartis (Lagos) in Mar 2018
Interview
Interview did not start on time, questions were based straight forward and easy to relate with. Few medical/ drug therapy questions related to job post. Interviewers were friendly and easy going.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Drug therapy in relation to anti hypertensive medications
the interview was not too difficult, but very comprehensive. prepare thoroughly and expect the usual interview questions like tell us about yourself and why do you want to work at Novartis.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about yourself, tell us about a time when..
Very engaging, brain-cracking, tests your ability to think on your feet.
How well can your personal values be brought on board to propel the organization forward.
A panel of about 6-7 throwing different questions at you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you contributed to the goal of your former company
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Cairo, Cairo Governorate)
Interview
The interview process was conducted primarily through the district manager and he was focusing on assessment of candidate creativity and ability to overcome daily business conflicts and difficulties beside the assessment of the candidate mindset towards any challenginv task.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you promote an expensive product to a price sensitive customer
Medical Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Novartis with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Medical Sales Representative roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Novartis overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Novartis as a Medical Sales Representative according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
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