I applied online. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) in Apr 2018
Interview
I was on the fence on perceptions of pharma companies and the purported “arrogance” with their pricing model justification and the recent revelations of their lobby investments.
I interviewed with Eli Lilly in March and I never received a letter or a phone call regarding my status. As a seasoned professional, a courtesy communication is appropriate given the sacrifice of time I spent researching and taking personal time off from work to fly to Indianapolis for an in-person interview. This is disrespectful and a poor reflection of the Eli Lilly culture when the hiring manager or talent representative choose to not respond with a canned letter or phone call. This is simply arrogance on display and do not complain when you put forth the claim that their is a talent shortage. Perhaps your end-to-end interview process is flawed and requires attention.
I challenge the Talent/ HR leadership team to research the candidate experience / journey to have first-hand knowledge of this broken “customer” experience. Candidates are customers as well either as a community stakeholder or consumer of the pharma products. If given a choice on a prescription, I would decline any Rx with an Eli Lilly label. I will vote with my wallet and the power of my opinion.
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Question 1
The interviewers attempted to ask questions on their behavior interview guide but struggled at best.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Houston, TX) in May 2018
Interview
Applied online. Passed the online screening test. 2 weeks later I finally got a call from a third-party recruiting company. Did a phone interview with a very pleasant gentleman, it lasted maybe 30 minutes. He told me he would definitely be passing me on to the next step, and would be hearing from HR very soon.
A week passed and I got another call, from the same third-party company but a different recruiter who was very nice as well. She asked me if I had any questions regarding the job, training, etc. She gave me very precise timeline for the interviewing and training process should I be hired for the position, as well as the products I would be dealing with. Both recruiters were also very kind by giving me advice on how to rock the interview and suggested I think up some answers to STAR questions, etc. Asked to schedule an in-person interview for the following week. They worked with my schedule which was much appreciated!
The actual interview was great. I was interviewed by 2 District Managers who were very professional and the whole process really felt more like a conversation. I did a lot of research about the hiring process at Eli Lilly and was told by a friend who works there that one of the specific managers would be very tough, but never did I feel like this was the case- the conversation was very fluid and they gave me a chance to ask them questions at the end of the interview, which was awesome because I had some additional personal insight to the company.
I was told that I would be hearing from them in a week or two, so that is what I am doing right now.
A day after the interview I was sent an e-mail with a form in which I can claim reimbursement for any expenses accumulated in order to get to the interview, which was very considerate of the company.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Cork) in Apr 2014
Interview
Nice interview process, 2 rounds, general questions, quite informal just some usual HR type questions (i.e. describe a situation you were in / how have you dealt with a difficuly situation at work). From start to finish hiring process took approx 1 month.