I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Berkeley, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Interview consist of two rounds back to back. In general, the two people i interviewed with were very nice but the senior manager tends to ask tougher questions to trick the interviewee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you not like about your former company/organization
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Temecula, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
The HR specialist set up the appointments and sent a formal schedule, which was comprised of four interviews. One was the hiring manager, one was a team member on the project but not in the finance department, and two were co-workers in the finance department. Holding one interview after another all morning was stressful and difficult. But at no time was I treated discourteously or unfairly. The process was conducted with professionalism, so I rate the experience positive overall.
The interview was strictly behavioral questions. Each interviewer had a company form with standard interview questions to ask. There may have been scoring involved, but I couldn't see if I was scored or not. At least, they didn't write a score on their forms in front of me.
The interviews were very much set up to give the advantage to the company to see if the applicant would mesh with their team, and very little focus was on giving the applicant a chance to see if they thought they were a match to the job. Not much time was given to let the applicant ask questions in that direction. If you're applying, you have to get the interviewer off script and ask your questions up front, or you won't have a chance to at all. So be prepared with good, searching questions and speak up early.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you experienced a failure and how you handled it.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) in Oct 2012
Interview
I had a phone interview and an in person interview. The phone interview was with the manager and the questions were pretty standard. We went over my resume and discussed how my qualifications/experience matched the position. About two weeks later, I was brought into the office for a telepresence interview with the person I spoke to for the phone interview as well as his manager. They talked a lot about the background of the division and the position description. The questions to me were similar to my phone interview--it seemed like the interview was mostly for the benefit of the manager's manager. Later that day, the manager called and offered me the job. I accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were all pretty typical. One question was about how I would communicate with members of the IT department. This was difficult only because I was confused as to how this would be any different than communicating with anyone else.