Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Novartis with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Novartis overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Novartis as a Internship according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Basel) in Feb 2019
Interview
I have applied online on their career portal and I got contacted for an interview after a couple of days. I was interviewed by my then future managers and I got an offer after approximately 10 days. The whole experience was very positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for the company?
Tell me more about your experiences?
Given XYZ project, do you see yourself having more a strategic or operational role? Why?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Novartis (Ciudad de Mexico) in Jun 2025
Interview
Primero te tienes que postular a través de una fundación de becarios, posteriormente si apruebas, tienes una entrevista con tu futuro manager quien te realiza las preguntas un poco más elaboradas
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Háblame de ti
Por qué la industria farmacéutica
Qué experiencia tienes
I really enjoyed the interview process. The interviewer were very friendly and welcoming. I had a great time discussing with them and the questions were pretty general and easy. I felt more like a conversation more than traditional interviews. At the end, I got an offer.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Novartis (Barcelona) in Feb 2024
Interview
Primero hacen una preselección por parte de una empresa externa y más tarde una entrevista online con el encargado del departamento.
Es importante mostrar el interés y el conocimiento previo sobre la empresa.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experiencia laboral
Inglés
Conocimiento sobre la empresa y el sector