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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%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 2%
Presentation: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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The process took 2 days. I interviewed at PPD in Jun 2010
Interview
Began with a phone interview with the Hiring Recruiter on the East Coast. Then was asked to take an online skills test which while I can see the value in it unfortunatley was based on an outdated Microsoft Office Suite and therefore lead to some simple errors. It was a group of 4 1:1 interviews with behavioral style questions. The team was very kind, understanding, and willing to work with me during the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you were scared to do so but took the initiative to go above and beyond your normal job duties.
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