I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Veeva Systems (Dallas, TX) in Aug 2021
Interview
At this juncture, Veeva is in the middle of a growth spurt and trying to hire a lot of people while maintaining their culture. They have not sacrificed the process to hire "anyone."
My interview process took 2 months. I had an initial recruiter interview, and 3 subsequent interviews. One is an hour long 'get to know you' interviewed, followed by the Candidate Exercise, and then a resume review.
The Candidate Exercise is a make or break interview. They outline the requirements needed and give you a week to prepare a Project Plan and a demonstration of their application. How you do is simply up to you. There application was new to me, and I spent 30-35 hours prepping for my interview.
The resume review ended up be a retrospective on my career. Why did I make this decision at this juncture, etc. For me, this was interesting because I have not given much thought on HOW I got to this point my career. Time flies when you are having fun.
Don't miss out on your opportunities to interview because you are interviewing them as they interview you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview questions are what I would considered the normal interview questions. Tell me about a difficult situation. Tell me about a time you had to deliver bad news to a client etc.
Several rounds, which included a candidate exercise. They were very interested in the personality and cultural fit, along with technical skills and experience. Overall the process was well organized and I enjoyed the experience.
Screening - mostly going through questions to ensure alignment to role
Job history - talking through experience from CV
Case study - presentation and questions
Why Veeva - alignment of values
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the trends influencing pharmaceutical organisations?
Not bad, 2 technical rounds followed by manager round. HR will call to make final salary negotiations. Mostly the salary is on par with market. You need good negotiation skills to get good package