Merck interview questions
Updated May 28, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 11%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 3%OtherOther
Interview search
1,725 interviews
Merck interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Merck as 57.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.07 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Regulatory Affairs Intern and Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and Senior Scientist roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Merck takes an average of 34 days when considering 28 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sales had the quickest hiring process (on average 2 days), whereas Oncology Sales Representative roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Merck according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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