Acorda Therapeutics Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (45%)

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3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (63%)

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.

3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Acorda Therapeutics

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Year 2010
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Pharmaceuticals
Location chelsea
Experience
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Difficulty
Difficult
Year 2010
Job Title
Group/Division
Location Ardsley
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Acorda Therapeutics Examples

Graduate Interview - Pharmaceuticals

Anonymous interview candidate in chelsea
Interviewed: 2010
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
contacted via email. Initial telephonic round was scheduled which was OK. The guy just went through resume and asked few technical questions related to projects. Lasted for around 20-25 mins. Was asked to come for F2F. On the day of F2F the same guy along with his manager ran through technical round for almost an hour. They didn't have any questions coming from their own mind. Everything was how I did one thing or other in my projects. The way both presented themselves gave me an impression of bureaucratic organization where designation mattered. Manager didn't seem to be interested in the questions asked by his subordinate. Later I was asked to fill up 4 page form detailing everything right from education, every job, references, reason for change, goals, positive/negative things about self, ... Since the HR person who contacted initially was on leave that day I was attended by her team member who kept on discussing only salary and how I shouldn't expect for a raise since I was already getting paid more than standard. He kept on emphasizing about Brand again and again.Didn't find him convincing enough as he struggled to explain what better things could offer. I was asked to finish my lunch at cafeteria within 15 mins as I was scheduled to meet the Director of the group. At least the lady seemed professional and asked about career, my past experiences and explained group's activity quite well. They told me that they wanted me onboard. Overall it took more than 4 hours. I was told that I would be reimbursed to and fro travels but when they sensed I wasn't interested they stopped all the communication and didn't pay the money. Probably a way of life for HR.
Interview Questions
A cyclic dependency problem - A.dll needs to refer B.dll and B.dll want to use A.dll. So there is a cyclic dependency. How would you solve this problem using a good design. (constraint - Dont move the core logic of A.dll or B.dll out to a 3rd dll)

Biostatistician Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Ardsley
Interviewed: 2010
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter and did the phone interview 2 weeks after submitting my resume. I received an offer after one phone interview and a half-day one-to-one interview with all the people in the group I applied for.
Interview Questions
Describe a situation when you have to repair a damaged relationship with your coworkers - have to give specific examples
What will you do when you disagree with your boss - was given a specific situation and asked to describe the best way to handle it