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Director, Business Development applicants have rated the interview process at PPD with 3.5 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 Director, Business Development roles take an average of 21 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 Director, Business Development according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD in Jan 2023
Interview
1 initial interview, four follow up interviews with executive team. Great personalities on top of transparency. Very honest expectations of what the position entails and what they thought of my past experiences. Was able to be honest with my Needs in the interview, and felt a very genuine connection with future supervisors.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPD in Sep 2012
Interview
Received an e-mail from a PPD recruiter directly. I started with a phone screen that covered my general background and then moved to my basic requirements as far as salary and location. The second round interview was with the hiring manager and covered the basics of my background. My final round interviews were conducted at a PPD site on the east coast and again covered my background but also covered general industry trends and practices.