- Initial phone screen was with an inexperienced interviewer, seemed bothers by the interview, it felted rushed, and as if she stopped listening to my answers towards the end of the call. She also read the entire requirements of the job from the posting and asked me to quickly tell her how many years of experience in each area. I followed up after the email with a thank you and a question with no response. I followed up again about a week later, and I was ignored again. Frankly, this is the 4th time I had the same negative interview experience at Merck, and do not plan on applying to the company anymore.