I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Scientific
Interview
The process was fluid and communication was good from the recruiting team. I met with a training and sales manager, along with sales people in a hotel conference room. The interview itself was a train wreck that truly showed the culture of this company. It was like the managers were almost trying to talk me out of the position. After speaking to them and discovering the true corporate culture, I would not work there.
Examples: (1.)We expect you to leave equipment unsecured at Hospitals/Clinics where anyone has access to them (Other company sales reps/physicians/techs/anyone). If they disappear, we will dock your salary 1K the first time and you will be fired anytime after that. (2.)"You are expect to be an adjunct at clinics for our physicians and meet with patients to discuss the device and their clinical progress when physicians are too busy, we help our customers and that's a huge part of the position". This is a poor practice as well as illegal. (3.) "The hours are long, you will work long days, you will be on call a majority of the time and work weekends. If you get called onsite at 3 AM, it doesn't mean you can go home after 8 or 10 hours, we need to support our customers. we NEVER say no". When asked if this time is made up for with comp days and/or vacation, I was asked if I had situational awareness. I do and realize if they are like this in the interview, the truth is way worse. Within months of the interview, I saw the position back up again, I feel as if I dodged a bullet.
As a side note the salary was well south of 100k for this position. This may be relevant for professionals where this type of working environment is compensated accordingly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about being on call 24/7, working weekends and working long hours?
(for no additional compensation)
Conversational, typical interview questions. Everyone was very nice and it did not feel stiff or overly structured. I interviewed with the TM and RSD and then the SVP and RSD.
I had multiple rounds. Initial rounds were one on one, and then I had a panel interview. Everything went pretty well, but I think the the reason it didn’t go through, was because of sponsorship issues .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As someone who is pursuing this role what are the daily struggles you could possibly encounter?
I interviewed at Boston Scientific (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Met with senior specialist and hiring manager. Technical interview included learning about arrhythmias and how to treat them, how to prepare for a case, and sharing something about myself. You are allowed to consult anyone and everything except the hiring manager. The prompts are somewhat vague I am supposing on purpose so that you you network and get oriented to what they are really asking. Fun learning experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given 24 hours to prepare for a case. What things would you do to create an activation map and successful outcome for the case.