Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at IQVIA with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 78 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IQVIA overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IQVIA as a Consultant according to 78 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 19%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IQVIA (Reading, England) in Jul 2018
Interview
One online test which was like a mini GMAT, followed by one individual interview over the phone. Upon passing these parts I was flown to Reading, UK for 3 interviews (1 behavioural, 1 case, 1 where I was given data to present). After the in-person interview, I also had a one-hour call with the Senior Partner in London. While I was given very positive feedback, they said that they miscalculated their headcount and could not offer me a role, though they might be able to in 6 months time. I did enjoy the company, but was extremely disappointed with their lack of professionalism. Feedback from interviews could take weeks. A company with this reputation should have better resource forecasting. I wasted 3 months stressing about the role only to be given a "no", not because I did not perform well, but because IQVIA had not done their due diligence on their resourcing requirements.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic behavioural questions. The cases were not too difficult but were pharma-focused.
I received the email notifying me that shortly after, I would receive instructions regarding the first round of interviews. However, I did not receive the instructions first; instead, I received the interview email directly, which was quite annoying.
3 rounds first with hiring manager then with a panel along with senior manager and finally a round/fit check with Principle followed by final discussion with HR. Technical round would include guesstimates followed by case study presentation
On-demand video assessment interview where you record your response -> Math&Logistics test -> case interview with a consultant (not a typical case; this is more focused on math and calculation)