I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) in Jun 2008
Interview
Applied online and received a casual phone interview out of the blue.
On-site interview followed the standard format of an hour-long presentation and 1 on 1 interviews with scientists and HR.
Lilly does do behavioral interviewing so be prepared with your STAR answers to questions like, "Tell me about how you've resolved a conflict with a collaborator."
I applied online. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) in Jan 2024
Interview
First round was research presentation with Hiring Manager, It was pleasant and friendly. But my skills were not matching with their requirement. The interview was very friendly and was one on one for 45 min, with 15 min presentation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a challenge you faced, how did you overcome?
What is the contribution and achievement in research?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company
Interview
Whole day process - onsite interview
45 minutes seminar with15 minutes question and answers
One on One interview with 7-8 people - asked mostly behavioral and some technical questions
Had dinner with the hiring manager a night before the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A behavioral question like tell me about a time you were in conflict?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)
Interview
The hiring process consisted of an HR interview followed by an interview with the hiring manager and then an on site day-long interview with up to 12 different people. The interview process was very rigorous with several fit questions and also required me to give a talk on my previous work. There were interviews with several senior director level scientists and future colleagues from different areas of the organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation when you had to disagree with someone. how did you do it ?