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Overall, it was a standard interview process. There are 2 interviews: 1. with the recruiter and 2. with the managers. The recruiter was very nice and made me feel comfortable.
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Question 1
Situational questions: resolved a conflict, prioritized tasks, etc
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at PPD
Interview
Contacted by HR via LinkedIn. Had interview with HR and hiring manager within a week. Received 3 days after interview with hiring manager. Relatively fast and the HR and hiring managers were kind.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your work background? Relevant experience? Behavioral questions answerable with STAR.
Safety Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Safety Specialist roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Safety Specialist according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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