I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2016
Interview
First round was a general HR screening process, second round was an over the phone interview with management, and the final round was an in-person interview with said manager and senior director. Nothing very strenuous about the interview process, typical questions about relatable work experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time in which your project or task did not go as planned. How did you recover?
1 phone interview with HR. followed by 4 rounds of virtual interviews with members of procurement team and Operations management team. Interviews were spread over several days. Interviewers were very kind and professional.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Throughout the process, Abbott aims to maintain open communication, providing feedback and updates. Candidates are encouraged to ask questions to better understand the role, the team, and the company culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prioritize your work when you have multiple projects to manage?
Can you describe your decision-making process?
What's your approach to working with a team versus working independently?
How do you handle receiving constructive criticism?
What motivates you to do your best work?
Easy and very basic question STAR methodology. Prepare to standard question.
Give examples of situation and task in hand, what was the problem how did you recrify it and mention skill set u utlized
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Star methodology, behaviour and situation based questions
Procurement Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Abbott with 2.8 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 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Procurement Specialist roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Procurement Specialist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
Personality test: 10%
Drug test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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