I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2014
Interview
I spoke with recruitment personnel at an on-campus fair. Everyone was friendly, and I left a copy of my resume. I followed up with the recruiter, who said that I should apply online. There seemed to be no online link, but I heard there was a secret link. Unfortunately, that link did not work for me as well. However, I received a request for a digital interview and then a phone interview for follow up. The phone interview was supposed to be via telepresence but at the last minute they changed it to a phone interview. I was notified the next week that I got the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Abbott Laboratories/What interests you about Abbott and this role?
I applied online. I interviewed at Abbott in Jan 2019
Interview
First was a digital interview submission, then followed by an informal presentation (impromptu topic) at their office. After that is the Assessment Center (with group activities, can be a bit technical) and then final interview with a few interviewers (senior management level).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your career direction in the next 5 years, after you graduate from this program?
I applied online. I interviewed at Abbott (Singapore) in Jan 2018
Interview
Do not waste your time in applying in this programme unless you are a First class honours student and is very confident in your impromptu presentation skills. Whole process consists of 3 rounds. There will be more than 40 applicants fighting for 1-2 positions. Abbott agreed to share their feedback on our performance but will not tell you anything after they have decided not to take you in.
Operations Professional Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at Abbott with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Operations Professional Development Program roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Abbott overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Abbott as a Operations Professional Development Program according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Other: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
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