J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 1 jour. J'ai passé un entretien chez Merck KGaA en mars 2011
Entretien
I interviewed for 30 minutes on the telephone and 8 hours in person for a temporary position. The people were kind. It seems that hiring decisions take a long time here, the turn around is not quick. Which just like in dating a person who is interested calls right away, the one who is not interested takes his or her time. I came with a reference list from my most recent job, the last five years. They wanted more references than the three I gave. So if you go take references from several jobs. They wanted to see publications, which I sent copies of immediately after the interview. I almost feel that the scrutiny was too stringent for the position they were hiring for, so be prepared with back-up documents.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
The interviewer did not like that all of my references came from my position of the last five years and wanted references from over five years ago.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Merck KGaA en janv. 2008
Entretien
Stayed in one room over most of the day. 4-5 people came in and interviewed separately throughout the day. No tour, which was a bit strange. Had the impression that the team was dominated by some fairly aggressive and (in my opinion) overly-emotional French men. For a foreigner, this emotionally-charged environment may be off-putting. Seemed like it would be a stressful work environment.
