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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Wilmington, NC) in Jun 2014
Interview
Very well-organized; timely agenda and process; best experience ever in this regard. Phone interview, followed by 1:1 in person, followed by panel interview. Two weeks total process. Background check and drug screen required. Very professional and all correspondence was timely, as promised and everyone was very prepared, friendly, and welcoming. I really enjoy being at PPD and the quality of people there is above average.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD (Wilmington, NC) in Mar 2019
Interview
They throw all sorts of ugly curve balls at you during your all day interview process - interruptions, cancelations, emergencies... It is super hard to get a feel for a company that seems determined to trick and lie to you on a day you already feel vulnerable. No one likes to interview - it is very stressful - yet they seem to enjoy making the process as painful as humanly possible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What about what you have seen today makes you want to work here?
Executive Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Executive Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Executive Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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