Clinical Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Parexel with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Clinical Research Associate roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Parexel overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Parexel as a Clinical Research Associate according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 16%
Presentation: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Skills test: 3%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Parexel (Uxbridge, England) in Apr 2022
Interview
Initial Recruiter discussion, then met with the manager then other senior members in the team I would be working with. Straightforward questions. Very friendly process and people. The feedback was very quick and straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever worked in a team where you disagreed with one of your colleagues?
Good, they were very friendly and I was able to ask a lot of questions and they answered everything very nicely. I thought they had a lot of experience within the team and a lot to offer
Waste of my time, the interview was okay, fairly easy questions. I was rejected, for reasons best know to them. That’s all I have to say, I do not have 30 words to write
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Parexel in Aug 2022
Interview
I was interviewed by three people at one time. one manager I'd be working with directly, one higher-up admin, and another hiring manager. They asked relevant questions and there were moments with laugher.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked information systems I'd used in the past