I was highly qualified for this position (degrees from reputable schools and work experience from well known companies and very applicable experience). I sent in my application and even reached out to the young internal HR dude via LinkedIn who posted the position to state my interest etc. He is a very white Bro type with low credentials. He didn't respond to me but the people who made his cut to the hiring manager review all looked like him with degrees from poor schools and experience that was unimpressive compared to the role. Poor recruiting process and down right gender favoritism and racism.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Abbott (Hamburg) in Feb 2025
Interview
1. Videocall mit HR
2. Videocall mit US hiring manager aus Dallas
3. Vorort Gespräch zunächst Site Tour danach interviews mit diversen Funktion: lokales Management, direkten Mitarbeitern und Stakeholdern.
Anschließend nach Gespräch mit den HR Kollegen
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
die üblichen STAR Fragen. Also Situation, Task, Action, Ergebnis
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Ocala, FL)
Interview
The initial interview consisted of a phone screen with the recruiter/ human resources' personnel. Within approximately seven to ten days, the second round interview was conducted virtually with the actual hiring manager using Microsoft Teams
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott in Jul 2024
Interview
Recruiter contacted me to see if I was interested in a position at Abbott. Recruiter scheduled a meeting with me to discuss the role. Recruiter failed to show up to meeting.
When I reached out after our scheduled meeting to determine if the recruiter was still interested in discussing the role at Abbott, I was met with an apology and was asked if the next two days worked. I replied with availability, and never heard back again. I followed up a week later to see if the recruiter from Abbott was still interested in having a discussion, and received no response.
I hope the recruiter is OK. If they are OK and stuff got in the way like it did the first time, then this is definitely not the type of company I want to work for.
Director 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Director according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Phone interview: 30%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Background check: 5%
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