Clinical Research Associate II applicants have rated the interview process at Parexel with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Clinical Research Associate II roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Parexel overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Parexel as a Clinical Research Associate II according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Parexel in Apr 2010
Interview
The recruiter from Parexel called to discuss the position and compile my background info into a profile to submit to the clinical trial team to see if they were interested in me. Within a matter of days she emailed me and told me that I would be contacted by the scheduling dept regarding a phone interview. She also explained that the hiring process would involved 2 phone interviews and that there would not be a face to face interview due to cost. The first interview was with a Clinical trial manager. It mainly consist of behavioral questions. The manager also was very informative about the interview process, the company and the job. A day after the interview I was contacted for anpther interview.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Parexel in Sep 2021
Interview
Applied online. Received an email for a phone screen a few days later. I was asked basic monitoring questions to assess skill level/position. Then a video interview a week later with senior management and asked more situational/STAR questions. Then received an offer a few days later and accepted!
Standard background screen but surprisingly no drug test.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult staff member
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Parexel (Berlin) in Dec 2015
Interview
Recruiter sent my CV to Parexel HR, one day later I had a very nice telphone interview. Another day later I went to a face-to-face interview in the Berlin office. I received an offer for a CRA 1 position some days later. The contract was sent about three weeks after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why CRA? What do you like and dislike about the constant traveling? How do you manage dealing with rather dificult SCs and PIs?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Parexel in Mar 2014
Interview
I went through an outside recruiter. She reviewed my resume and told I would be a good fit for the position. We reviewed my resume and she took down some notes before she forwarded my resume to Parexel. In a few days later, I had a telephone chat with the outside recruiter's manager. We talked and she asked me some questions about my resume and she also asked what I did at a monitoring visit.
I was scheduled for a telephone interview with HR personnel from Parexel and it went pretty well. At least I felt comfortable answering the questions. I also had the opportunity of asking a lot about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What conditions will make a situation become a Serious Adverse Event.