I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Chennai) in May 2023
Interview
Got a call from HR and enquire about my overall experience and my expectation. Attend technical interview in AZ chennai office and it went for nearly 1 hour. Next day get a call from recruiter & get scheduled for HR interview. HR didnt join & after I called recruiter HR joined 15 mins later. She was not ready to take interview - only for the name sake she asked some query & there was no negotiation happened on my expectation however I explained my expectation.
Next day around 10 PM, I got a call from same HR and asked same question where she asked in previous round. And explain me that I will get a offer in next couple of days. There was no proper communication - suddenly after a week get a mail from workday about my offer letter. I was shocked by seeing offer letter as I was given with "Assistant PM role" instead PM role for which I had went for interview and gave very min hike which didnt meet market standard. I called HR & she casually replied that if you dont like simply reject the offer. So I rejected it.
Overall: Very arrogant HR team in company
All the AZ recruiters follow the same playbook. They contact you in about two weeks time after applying. Then about another two weeks to schedule time to chat with the hiring manager. Then they make you prep and give a presentation for a Director level role with several folks on the call. This is giving free advice to the team on a topic of their choosing. Meanwhile they already have someone in mind internally. Many of the employees that are still working there have been there comfortably for 20+ years and are certainly threatened by those with a higher degree interviewing with them. All the while you have AI scheduling and following up with a survey request to give feedback on the recruiter and then a second survey after you meet with the team. Then you don't hear back after 1-2 months and are ghosted to only receive that generic rejection letter. Do better AstraZeneca!
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AstraZeneca (Barcelona) in Feb 2025
Interview
1. 15 minutos de entrevista con Talent Acquisition Manager de RRHH, conversación fluída con 3-4 preguntas simples para conocer el candidato
2. La semana siguiente, 30 minutos de entrevista con la hiring manager, con preguntas más puntuales sobre mi background que podrían alinearse con el rol, también información específica sobre las funciones y algunas preguntas técnicas.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Sobre el background científico
- Como trabajas en equipo?
