nickachu wrote:
sweet!
Phone interview with RB!
Bobby can you give me any tips?
Nice one. Do you know anything about the role? Is it the Grad Recruitment role? Is there a specific field, I am guessing pharma-goods?
Do you know who will be interviewing you, and from which site?
Do you know where the role is based, even?
General Tips:
Find out as much as you can about the role in advance.
Ask questions in the interview which clarify what you have found out. Respond to the answers they give and ask further questions.
Don't be afraid to be silent - this can be very difficult in a phone interview!
Don't be afraid to ask for clarification on anything, plus this can give you thinking time.
Don't insult anyone/play anyone down, in your answers - normally the ones which go
give an example of when you have had to overcome adversity..., big yourself up, but try not to say things like, "I managed to work with X, even though they are useless git."
Try and think up answers to a load of stock questions in advance.
Sound interested!
RB Tips:
[caveat]It has been 5/6 years since I worked for them, in ther Hull R&D site[/caveat]
Used to be Reckitt and Colman (as in Mustard) but they split and Benckiser merged/bought Reckitt. They are a huge company and you can see an entire ad break with just their products in at times. Check out their product range on their website.
They sell products to the states, therefore they have to be compliant with the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). The legislation which applies is called CFR 21-11, this is about data auditing/tracking and is vitally important. Without this compliance they can be stopped from making sales to the States, and the FDA can pull the plug instantly if they want. Not sure if things have changed, but I had never heard of any of this when until I left uni, and it is pretty damn important. Obviously there is a whole load of British legislation which applies as well, but everyone uses CFR21-11 as a benchmark now. Might be worth finding out a little about it.
They like innovation, sounds obvious, but still, they sent
everyone in the company on innovation training to aid in product development.
They like to be able to apply technologies from other product lines to each other. Eg, the piezoelectric spray things in those Glade plug-in things, were developed for drug administration, or something like that.
I would say that that is possibly the main aspect for a GR role, as you will be passed through various departments and they expect you to learn from them!
When is the interview?
Edit: shit, that is easily the longest post I have ever made!