It was a teams meeting, with a panel of 3 people from the department I was applying for. The interview was an hour long with a set of rotating questions from the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to deal with a difficult coworker.
I applied online. I interviewed at Merck in Jul 2020
Interview
4 back to back 45 minute long interviews with people from various engineering departments. Mostly behavioral questions with some technical questions. The last 15 minutes or so of each interview was dedicated to questions so come prepared with some things to ask.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you troubleshoot a a reduced yield on a chromatography column?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Merck in Oct 2021
Interview
Had a phone interview first with a recruiter that was frustrating as the recruiter emailed me to schedule the call and then didn't call at the scheduled time. When they rescheduled the call another day they were an hour late. The actual interview was nice and not too difficult with multiple interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time you encountered an issue and what actions did you take to fix it.
The interview was comprised of Basic STAR questions, have specific examples ready . Interview was an hour and was virtual. you were able to ask questions after the interview concluded.
