I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Roche (Boston, MA) in Apr 2010
Interview
Process started with a phone interview followed by by a face to face with the hiring mgr and 2 clinical support reps. This led to a 2nd interview with the hiring mgr and one of the clinical support reps. About a month later I was flown out to Indianapolis for a morning of interviews with 3 different execs. Interviews were based on the STAR process in addition to general background type questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to deal with an employee who wasn't pulling his/her weight.
Very long
1) motivation letter
2) motivation & knowledge screening through interview
3) triple business case in three languages
Long process but good contact with people present, really take the time.
Tell us about your biggest biggest accomplishment in details ... Tell us what makes you unique to this job and why.. what makes you stand out from your peers. what is your expected salary.
Phone screening with recruiter, followed by phone screening with hiring manager within a week. Met with hiring manager a total of 3 times before decision made to move forward with Director meeting. Offer extended within 8 weeks.
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Roche with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Roche overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Roche as a Sales Representative according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
Group panel interview: 23%
Background check: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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