I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Milwaukee, WI) in Dec 2015
Interview
The process was long and complex. The last step was a sales simulation and role playing that could be stressful if you didn't have confidence in your abilities. The rest of the interview process was straight forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a situation that you had to sell in a hostile environment. One where your customers either hated you or hated your product/service and were actively selling internally against you.
I applied online. I interviewed at Abbott (Raleigh, NC) in Jan 2016
Interview
Easy phone screen second phase requires sales simulation; review of previous background
prefer consultative selling style. Laboratory selling experience a plus but will consider other B2B; final interview included 2 managers and a sales rep
Point of Care Specialist 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Point of Care Specialist roles take an average of 35 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 Point of Care Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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