I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Quest Diagnostics (San Diego, CA)
Interview
I applied on LinkedIn and heard from a recruiter the next day about scheduling a phone interview. The recruiter was very nice and just asked me about my past experiences and why get into Sales. After our conversation, they said they would set up another phone interview with the hiring manager a week later. I received a call 15 min before my interview from another hiring manager which was a little bit unusual. She asked me similar questions that the recruiter asked me. She asked which recruiter contacted me and if it was through LinkedIn. I had a weird feeling the whole conversation that almost made me feel like I shouldn't have been contacted. It went ok and she said she was going to set up another interview with the hiring manager. A week goes by with nothing and I reached out to the recruiter to see if they had heard of anything. They ended up moving forward with someone who was referred. I was very disappointed with the communication, especially when they said they were going to continue with another interview and never getting back to me. Waste of my time especially since I've been trying to get another job for quite some time.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Quest Diagnostics (Lees Summit, MO) in Dec 2017
Interview
One on one interview in a small office. Basic interview questions, fairly casual. There was a test in which you are given a prompt on a computer and asked to read the prompt as if speaking to a customer and record the answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a scenario in which you faced adversity at a previous job and how you overcame it.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Quest Diagnostics (New York, NY)
Interview
The actual interview experience was very good. The woman was very nice. However, half way through the interview she stopped me and informed me that she didn’t feel I had enough experience for their open positions. She suggested numerous times that I go to school for phlebotomy.
I was a little disappointed that I drove over an hour to an interview to be told I didn’t have enough experience, when the “recruiter” that scheduled me for the interview was informed of how much (-or I guess how little) experience I had and said it wasn’t an issue because although I have experience they train their new hires.
So very disappointing because of that....
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a difficult patient you had to deal with and how you handled it.
How many times would you stick a patient before giving up?