Interviews

[Boinker]

Just curious how the interviews have been going. Have heard reports of difficult, clinically-rigorous based interviews in some places and pleasant getting-to-know-you conversation type interviews in others. What is with the varying degrees of interrogation? Is there not some sort of corporate template to follow? Especially with such a paranoid and buttoned down company like Celgene.

Also, anyone else quizzed on how they handle off-label issues like dosing and survival? Is this curiousity or an attempt to play "gotcha!"?

[Anonymous]

Just curious how the interviews have been going. Have heard reports of difficult, clinically-rigorous based interviews in some places and pleasant getting-to-know-you conversation type interviews in others. What is with the varying degrees of interrogation? Is there not some sort of corporate template to follow? Especially with such a paranoid and buttoned down company like Celgene.

Also, anyone else quizzed on how they handle off-label issues like dosing and survival? Is this curiousity or an attempt to play "gotcha!"?

different areas of the country and different managers are handling interviews as they wish. There is no consistency, rhyme or reason. Celgene has mishandled this "merger" from the beginning. Some Celgene reps are interviewing for their jobs while others are just waiting to hear. This is one of the most disorganized, unethical processes Ive ever seen. In my opinion, Celgene has left themselves open for lawsits galore from MANY directions.
They are completely inept and inefficient.

[Anonymous]

I am someone who recently interviewed and has spoken with other memebrs in my former Pharmion Region. Some interviews were very pleasant, others grueling interogations. My take on the situation is that Celgene already knew who they wanted for the sales openings and is just going through the motions with the interviews. If they want you they are pleasant. If they don't want you the interview becomes very contencious. Only time will tell if I am correct or not.

The strange part of this is that Celgene doesn't seem to realize that all of us are looking for other jobs. If they do hire us, we will take the position and probably keep looking for a job elsewhere. By the end of the year most of us whom they hire will probably be gone and they will be wondering why the turnover is so high. What a bunch of morons!!!

[Anonymous]

You are SO RIGHT on that one. If they were smart they would let us all go and start anew.

[Anonymous]

Forget the lawsuit angle. We are all employees at will. Celgene may be behaving unethically and moronically, but I do believe that they are behaving legally. That's why I am instructing my kids to do what they can, educationally, to avoid working for the "man" and getting, frankly, a better career.