A consulting office made me aware of this vacancy. Before the first contact with Alcon self, I had to make a written computer test consisting of 3 questions. First summarising the production process of eye drops, second discuss some analytical results based on a case and third make an e-mail were you present yourself and explain a problem to a colleage in the US.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Alcon (Brussels) in Mar 2014
Interview
First interview by phone, a week later personal interview an than a written test. These steps were executed by an external HR company. The written test was a 2-3 hours computer test. there were three questions base on a case. First explain the production process of an eye drop, second discuss some analytical results an third make an e-mail were you present yourself an explain a problem to a colleage in the US. There are some hoaxes in the analytical results.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Present yourself briefly in the e-mail, the test is well suited for people with good written skills but is hard for people with a more oral attitude. It's not clear how original and inventive or compliant to their methods they want you to be.
Compliance Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Alcon with 3 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 64.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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