Ely Lilly Phone Interview Questions

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what the fuck is happening to all the smart people who are going to laid of in 3 months. A most of you going to rake potatoes and smoke a little dope to pass some time until you can unload a 309 at a local gunshow.
 












I haven't come across a site that is very helpful in terms of what to expect with the application and interview process with Lilly, so I am going to post regarding mine.

I applied and took the exam, approximately 5 days later I received an email with a selection of several days and times to setup a phone interview.

Once confirmed you receive an email with your interview time and the number where you will be contacted.

The interview began promptly, maybe a minute after the scheduled time.

the very first question, and only question they asked regarding my resume was regarding my undergraduate GPA (i have an MBA). I will admit with 5 years work experience and an MBA I did not follow the logic of this question.

They then asked very general employment questions, i.e. if I was able to work in the US etc.

They next described the job and salary range and asked if it met my expectations.

Where I found the job posting.

Why I am looking to leave my company.

Why pharmaceutical sales.

Why Eli Lilly.

What I know about Eli Lilly and where I found the information

She then went into questions regarding my current job responsibilities.

An accomplishment I was most proud of.

Areas that I have been asked to improve upon (during performance reviews).

If and how I am competitive.

A difficult challenge for me in my professional life and how I overcame it.

How I have earned confidence from a co-worker.

That was about it. I didn't have many questions, and felt the interview was impersonal.

I would suggest not choosing the 10pm interview time, my energy was not where it should have been, and was likely reflected in my tone of voice.

I would also make sure you have some details regarding the responsibilities or understand the typical day of a pharmaceutical sales rep.

Know some stuff about the company, don't learn the complete history...that is weird.

I am likely not getting through this round, honestly I am not a very good phone interviewer. I was told I would hear about a face-to-face in approximately 10 business days, but did not get a cleat indication of my performance.

At the end, based on the questions etc., I am not sure this is ultimately the correct career path for me!

I hope this is helpful for future applicants...happy job-hunting, and remember to pay it forward!
 






You are way too smart to work at Lilly.

Really, their training will make you very stupid.

Try a smaller, nimbler company.

Try a development firm.

Succeed where you have stock options tied to your success.

Good luck,

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I haven't come across a site that is very helpful in terms of what to expect with the application and interview process with Lilly, so I am going to post regarding mine.

I applied and took the exam, approximately 5 days later I received an email with a selection of several days and times to setup a phone interview.

Once confirmed you receive an email with your interview time and the number where you will be contacted.

The interview began promptly, maybe a minute after the scheduled time.

the very first question, and only question they asked regarding my resume was regarding my undergraduate GPA (i have an MBA). I will admit with 5 years work experience and an MBA I did not follow the logic of this question.

They then asked very general employment questions, i.e. if I was able to work in the US etc.

They next described the job and salary range and asked if it met my expectations.

Where I found the job posting.

Why I am looking to leave my company.

Why pharmaceutical sales.

Why Eli Lilly.

What I know about Eli Lilly and where I found the information

She then went into questions regarding my current job responsibilities.

An accomplishment I was most proud of.

Areas that I have been asked to improve upon (during performance reviews).

If and how I am competitive.

A difficult challenge for me in my professional life and how I overcame it.

How I have earned confidence from a co-worker.

That was about it. I didn't have many questions, and felt the interview was impersonal.

I would suggest not choosing the 10pm interview time, my energy was not where it should have been, and was likely reflected in my tone of voice.

I would also make sure you have some details regarding the responsibilities or understand the typical day of a pharmaceutical sales rep.

Know some stuff about the company, don't learn the complete history...that is weird.

I am likely not getting through this round, honestly I am not a very good phone interviewer. I was told I would hear about a face-to-face in approximately 10 business days, but did not get a cleat indication of my performance.

At the end, based on the questions etc., I am not sure this is ultimately the correct career path for me!

I hope this is helpful for future applicants...happy job-hunting, and remember to pay it forward!
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Anonymous said:
Could some please share the questions/type/style of the initial Lilly phone interview. Have one coming up and would like to be as prepared as possible. For all the haters I know its just a simple phone screen and if I have to ask I I shouldn't be interviewing. Times are tough,job security, mortgage, kids etc... Before you preach, remember you might be comfy now just as I was for years, but your time may come and you'll hope people will help. I've heard varying degrees of difficulty regarding phone interview and simply don't want to blow opportunity. Any serious help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
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Here is some serious help--Lilly BLOWS
 






Phone interview is done by a third party and has not a clue. They are reading off of a cue sheet and typing your answers. The dumbass that screened me couldn't even pronounce the name of the drugs correctly, rescheduled my set appointment 30 minutes prior and was unable to answer any of my basic questions. Therefore, based on my unfavorable first impression of this organization, I decided to terminate further exploration. Dont forget youre interviewing them, as well. Not impressed...
 






I had a similar experience. This was the worst interview I have ever had. It was like talking to a robot. There was no appreciation of what I had accomplished in my sales career. The robot was reading from a script. She asked me questions that I had answered within earlier questions. At the end, she asked if I had any questions? She could not answer any. I should have asked, "Why do you have a job?". She probably couldn't have answered that either.
 






Anonymous said:
Could some please share the questions/type/style of the initial Lilly phone interview. Have one coming up and would like to be as prepared as possible. For all the haters I know its just a simple phone screen and if I have to ask I I shouldn't be interviewing. Times are tough,job security, mortgage, kids etc... Before you preach, remember you might be comfy now just as I was for years, but your time may come and you'll hope people will help. I've heard varying degrees of difficulty regarding phone interview and simply don't want to blow opportunity. Any serious help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
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My advice is to go on as many interviews as possible even if you would never take the job.
look outside of pharma as well. there are lots of sales jobs available. Good Luck.
 






Anonymous said:
I had a similar experience. This was the worst interview I have ever had. It was like talking to a robot. There was no appreciation of what I had accomplished in my sales career. The robot was reading from a script. She asked me questions that I had answered within earlier questions. At the end, she asked if I had any questions? She could not answer any. I should have asked, "Why do you have a job?". She probably couldn't have answered that either.
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She was not interviewing you to "appreciate" what you say are your accomplishments. She was interviewing you to see how you communicate and to see if you have the skill set to do the job. She asked you questions that you had previously answered to see if you were consistent and truthful or you were just saying what sounds good. I bet you still haven't found a job yet huh? If you can't get past a simple phone screen then you are playing in the wrong league.
 












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