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Project Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Assistant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 33 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PPD overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PPD as a Project Assistant according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 2%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at PPD in May 2016
Interview
There wasn't an official job opening so I contacted PPD myself. After a talk with the head of clinical operations, she promised to contact me whenever a position was available. Last week she did and the job application process started. First I answered a survey via mail for HR in the UK. Then I had to let them know my availability and within a week an interview was scheduled. First interview was with 2 managers and took 60 minutes. Ambiance was relaxed so time flew by and they were really nice. After this I had a 45 min interview by conference call with someone from HR in the UK. Will hear the result within a week. Good experience in any case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- questions about my kwowledge of PPD and the position
- questions about my CV
- STAR situational questions
They mostly use the STAR Method for interviewing. I interviewed with 3 different people at the management level. Positive experience overall. There's also a screening with HR prior to the in-person interview.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PPD (Austin, TX) in Oct 2019
Interview
Basically was a phone conversation and they asked me a few questions about certain situations and how I'd respond to them. They also asked me what my future entailed and how PPD fit into that timeline.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PPD (North Wales, PA)
Interview
3 interviews in one day, 1 over webex 1 in person & 1 over the phone. They were spread out from 9 - 3 PM so it was a long day. Received an offer the next day. the pay for this position is half of their competitors , no negotiating and they only gave me 10 hours to give a decision.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
A time i saw a problem and took the responsibility to solve it instead of waiting for it to be solved