I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Parexel in Oct 2021
Interview
went smooth, the interviewer at first put efforts to make you comfortable with the whole process. They will ask about the job profile they are offering and also about the company.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Parexel (Waltham, MA) in Jan 2020
Interview
The phone screening process was standard with the recruiter. The interview process with a hiring manager came next. It was standard as well with them asking you about yourself, and for you to state your medical writing experience. I was also asked to give an example of how I would handle a situation where I might have a conflict with a work situation. The interview appeared to go well and I was told that they were still interviewing candidates and that I should hear back from them within a few day with their decision on whether they would proceed with my candidacy or not. After about a week, I was informed via e-mail that they had decided to go with another candidate who was more of a "fit" for what they were looking for. I was actually interviewed by the company several times, and each time I was not selected to move forward. No reason was given other than that. Yet, periodically, they will still reach out to me to fulfill their interview quota. I have since moved on and will never interview with them again since I am obviously not what they're looking for, though I do have the applicable experience and the desire to do the necessary work to fulfill their job requirements and to adapt to company policies and procedures.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Parexel (Bangalore Rural) in Apr 2017
Interview
I applied in the march 2017 through referral. After shortlisting my profile, first round of the interview was conducted i.e HR interview (telephonic) . After that second round of interview was conducted which is technical round (telephonic ally.) After clearing the second the round personal interview was conducted with the senior managers followed by written test (completely related to medical writing). complete process took almost 2 to 3 months. The interview process was very long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR round: General questions regarding the past experience, take home salary, expected salary, notice period, personal details etc
manager round:what are the challenges u faced while writing ICF
Do u have experience in writing CSR what are the challenges, what is a narrative, which kind of narratives did write etc
3rd Round senior manager round questions: tell about yourself,
what is rating that u give for yourself from 1 to 10,
do u have experience in writing CSRs, How will u prepare CSR
Written test: A cioms form was given and they asked to prepare a narrative (time limit: 45 mins), 2nd one was a three page CSR document and they asked to review for grammar and punctuation error along with formatting.