Intern - Hourly applicants have rated the interview process at Vertex Pharmaceuticals with 3 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 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern - Hourly roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Vertex Pharmaceuticals overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Vertex Pharmaceuticals as a Intern - Hourly according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA) in Apr 2016
Interview
3 interviews over phone
1 HR
1 Department head
1 Analyst
They were spaced out with the HR happening first and the other two rounds happening over a weeks time . The interviewers were very encouraging and to the point.
They were very flexible with scheduling the dates for the interview based on my availability.
They did speed up the process as well when I informed them that I had very little time to apply for work authorization .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Career choice , projects , previous relevant work experience
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA) in May 2015
Interview
The interview lasted approximately 2 hours. First I talked to an HR rep for 15 minutes, then three people on the team for 30 minutes who asked me behavioral questions, then I talked to the two team leads for 30 minutes, who asked me questions about academics/work experience, then I talked to my direct supervisor for 30 minutes who had me ask him questions about the company and asked me questions about my career/academic goals, then I talked to another HR rep for 15 minutes who asked me questions about other offers I had.