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Merck KGaA General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 55 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.2 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
80% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Merck KGaA.

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Student Intern

Other · half a year ago

Intern Easy Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other

First apply on the website by sending your CV and a cover letter on the website, then a video conference interview to check if your profile matches the position. Following this interview, they are supposed to call you back.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Tell us about yourself.
  • A practical case.
  • A part in English.
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Intern

Other · nearly a year ago

Intern Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Group Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Group Other

The internship program starts with a resume review. Next, there's an HR interview where you talk about yourself and participate in a group activity with about 5 other people. The final stage was an interview in English with the manager, where they discussed the role. They select candidates after the HR interview and group activity, and the last step is an English group activity.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Have you ever done anything that helped the community?
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Intern

Consulting · a year ago

Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Case

after getting shortlisted on CV, there are two rounds. First round is a personal interview. Second round includes a personal interview and case studies. These case studies are different from MBB and might have multiple mini cases. The case studies have more details than MBB interviews.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Can you walk me through your CV?
  • Why are you interested in joining Merck?
  • What specifically draws you to Inhouse Consulting?

Merck KGaA General Intern Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Merck KGaA interview reports.

Could you present a synthetic meat obtained from steer stem cells?

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What actions would you take if a user obtained a JWT token from the inspect element and attempted to use it for login after logging out?

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Have you ever done anything that helped the community?

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Can you present a case study related to the pharmaceutical sector?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 55 Merck KGaA interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 42.9%
Technical 25.9%
Group 8.9%
Presentation 8%
Case 8%

Interview difficulty

Easy 23.6%
Average 65.5%
Difficult 10.9%

Candidate experience

Neutral 12.7%
Positive 80%
Negative 7.3%