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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%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Presentation: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at PPD (Wilmington, NC) in Oct 2016
Interview
Got an email from a recruiter about a month after applying. She set up a time to have a phone interview with me. She wasn't very friendly during the interview which made it more difficult, but I guess she liked my answers enough to set up an in-person interview at PPD. There, I met with three different people for one-on-one interviews and they were all welcoming and easy to talk to. It was just hard answering "tell me about a time" questions for two hours straight.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to be a leader... ect.
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