Abbott Laboratories Interview Questions

8 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (77%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.6
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Interview Difficulty (58%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.4
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (33%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Abbott Laboratories

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Financial Planning and Analysis
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Public Finance
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Healthcare
Location Santa Clara
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Healthcare
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Healthcare
Location San Jose
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location Waukegan
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Abbott Laboratories Examples

Intern Interview - Financial Planning and Analysis

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: June 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First had a phone call from a recruiter with basic questions. Then had a hireVue based interview. Then got offer.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in finance?

Finance Intern Interview - Public Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied online and they emailed me back and set up a first-round interview through a Zoom call. The first round was purely behavioral and most of it was conversational.
Interview Questions
- Do you have any finance experience, if so please explain. (did not have any finance experience prior to interview)

Financial Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in chicago
Interviewed: November 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I am currently in an FLDP at a different company but had an employee referral for Abbott's strategy group. I had one phone screen and one 1on1 video interview.
Interview Questions
Nothing was difficult, we just talked about my experiences in FP&A and supply chain from my current FLDP program rotations. They seemed interested in understanding what I know about planning/forecasting.

Finance Intern Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in Santa Clara
Interviewed: February 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Two one-on-one interviews on campus. Both interviews consisted of typical behavioral questions and interviewers were very friendly.
Interview Questions
After I answered why I would be the best candidate for this job, one of the interviewers stated that many of the other candidates stated the same reason as me and probed me to go further. I was also asked if I was considering any other offers, and why this job would be better fit for me than the other offers I had. Since it is a healthcare company, if you don't have any experience within the industry, make sure you have solid, unique responses to why you are interested in working for the company.

Abbott Financial Analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: September 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had two interviewers. Back to back interview. 45mins-60mins each and mostly behavioral questions.
Recruiters are nice, you might want to demonstrate your soft skills a lot. Not focus a lot on the technical side.
Interview Questions
I was asked "Tell me sth you didn't like about your former employer" I didn't expect to be asked that question and i didn't want to say anything bad about my former employers so that question was pretty tough
I was also asked "tell me about a project that you handled had a very long time span" what did you do to make sure you finally launched your project
Tell me about sth that you think best demonstrate your leadership skills
Do you know what is happening in the company right now, what are the main project/investment we are making

MBA Intern Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in San Jose
Interviewed: March 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
two phone interviews. 1st was with Hr to learn about the role and give them some of my background. The 2nd was with the hIring manager and it went into details of my resume and experiences.
Interview Questions
How do you measure success with digital marketing?

Tell me about a time when you had a difficult Manager.

What is a challenging work environment to you?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are the biggest challenges in healthcare.

Who is the customer? The physician or the patient?

Tell me about your experience.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Corporate Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Waukegan
Interviewed: February 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
The interview is online. After initially speaking with HR (I got the interview by networking) they sent me an online interview to do at my convenience. You talk into the video and get 30 seconds to read the questions.
Interview Questions
Why Abbott?

Finance and Accounting Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: October 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Applied through my university and was selected to interview for the Finance and Accounting Internship position. The interview consisted a back to back one on one interviews with two out of three possible managers. Basic fit and behavioral questions, nothing technical. Interview process only consisted of one round and they got back to me within a day.
Interview Questions
What do you know about some of the products that Abbott Laboratories offers? (This is gague interest and possibly so that the applicant understands the difference between Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie)
What is your criteria for hiring an individual for this position? (Employers want to see if your core values align with the organization)
$25bn+
Est Annual Revenue

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