PPD is now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. On December 8, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific completed the acquisition of PPD. For up-to-date information, please see the Thermo Fisher Scientific profile.
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PPD interviews FAQs
Research Technician applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 1.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Technician roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Research Technician according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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It was a fairly simple and easy interview process with typical interview questions. There was a 20 or 30 minute phone interview where there were some behavioral questions. You need to know details on the position and the tasks you would be conducting.
I applied online. I interviewed at PPD (Austin, TX) in Apr 2017
Interview
Very easy! Went into the interview started as a group interview went over the job description and availability, and after went into a 1 on 1 real simple, basic interview questions. Locked into my availability and started signing my HR paperwork that day.
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at PPD (Austin, TX) in Jan 2014
Interview
It was a very simple interview process overall. I applied online in August 2013 and got a call back in November about their interest in me. I ended up interviewing in January and began work in February.