Dear candidate,

Every day and around the world, we are discovering new ways to make life better – creating
more possibilities for more people through the power of health. We’re thrilled that you are
exploring a position with us and sharing this exciting mission with us.

You will be able to find out more information on Abbott and prepare for your interview using the
materials in this document. Here’s an overview of what you will find:

Abbott Overview Here at Abbott, our goal is to let you live the best life you can through
a healthy mind and body. Our 4 main divisions, Nutrition,
Diagnostics, Established Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Devices are
the driving forces in what makes Abbott such a great organization.

Working at Abbott Learn more about our workplace culture!

Abbott Division Get an overview of the business division for the role you have applied
Overview for.
Candidate Checklist Check out this comprehensive interview checklist which will help you
to give your best shot for your interviews with us or any other
interviews you may have!

Additional Resources Review these additional materials to prepare for the interview process
for Interview that you will soon embark on.

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Singapore Talent Acquisition Team
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ABOUT ABBOT T

At Abbott, we’re all about helping you live the best

life you can through good health. We keep your heart
160+
COUNTRIES

healthy, nourish your body at every stage of life, help

you feel and move better, and bring you information
130+
and medicines to manage your health. Every day and
around the world, millions of people benefit from
Abbott’s life-changing technology.
107K
EMPLOYEES
YEARS OF
INNOVATION

We create breakthrough products – in diagnostics,
medical devices, nutrition and established
pharmaceuticals – that help you, your family
and community lead healthier lives full of unlimited
possibilities.
We recognize it starts with us. Our work allows us
to create possibilities for the people we serve and for
ourselves. For more than 130 years, we have been
relentlessly focused on helping people achieve their full
potential through better health.

A G RE AT PL ACE TO WORK

No.1
We strive to be recognized
as a best place to work in People Management in our industry on
throughout the world. Fortune Most Admired Companies list
Abbott has been honored
for workplace leadership
HALL OF FAME recognition in Working Mother
magazine’s Best Companies list

in more than 25 countries.
TOP 20 Employer by Science magazine
TOP
for Executive Women by the National
Association for Female Executives
COMPANY for Diversity by DiversityInc magazine

2017 Leading Disability Employer Seal GREAT PLACE TO WORK certification

TOP 10 Best Internships by Vault

BENEFITS AND WELLNESS
Our benefits programs focus on helping
you and your family maintain your health,
save for retirement and manage through
difficult situations. Benefits vary based
on local needs and are governed by local
laws and regulations.
Our benefits include medical coverage, health and wellness
programs, advocacy support services, childcare solutions,
an innovative phased retirement program and many other
world-class options.
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Personalized, app-based wellness programs
• Retirement programs
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Childcare, adoption and education support
• Freedom 2 Save program for employees with student debt
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
When you bring a variety of perspectives
to the table, it creates a culture of
innovation essential to facing the world’s
healthcare challenges. At Abbott, the
advancement of talented people with
different backgrounds and from
different parts of the world ties closely
to our identity.
• Women make up nearly half of management and five of the
15 members of our board of directors are women.
• We’ve been named to DiversityInc magazine’s Top 50
Companies for Diversity for 16 straight years.
Connect with us
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT
Abbott’s global presence and diverse
businesses give you the opportunity
for multiple careers within the same
company. Whether you’re an intern or
a seasoned professional, Abbott offers
career growth and hands-on training
at every step.
• Our internship programs give high school, undergraduate
and graduate students opportunities to gain valuable
experience and interact with senior leaders. Interns at
Abbott do real and meaningful work as part of teams that
span virtually all of our businesses and functions including
science, operations, finance, IT, marketing and other areas.
• Our Professional Development Program (PDP) offers
exceptional opportunities for entry-level employees to learn
our business and global operations. Most participants rotate
through key assignments in North America, Latin America,
Europe and Asia, with at least one assignment being outside
of their home region.
• At Abbott, you have the opportunity to make a positive
impact on your own career through our targeted development
programs. At every level, employees can access development
resources that support career advancement. From
robust manager onboarding programs to executive-level
development sessions, every employee can be a life-long
learner at Abbott.
EMPLOYEE NETWORKS AND MENTORING
Our employee networks help us create
a globally inclusive work environment.
While each network has its own
initiatives under a global governance
model, all promote the growth and
development of participants and are
open to all employees.
• Advancing Professionals Network (early career employees)
• Asian Leadership and Cultural Network (ALCN)
• Black Business Network
• LA VOICE Network (Hispanic/Latino)
• Flex Network (part-time and flexible schedules)
• PRIDE (gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender)
• Women in STEM Group
• Women Leaders of Abbott (WLA)
• Veterans Network
Around the globe, our formal mentoring program gives
employees the opportunity to work with fellow co-workers
in structured, year-long developmental partnerships. And our
relationship-oriented culture supports informal mentorships
through regular career events and networking opportunities.
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 HELPING YOU LIVE
THE BEST LIFE YOU CAN
THROUGH GOOD HEALTH
130+
YEARS OF
160+
COUNTRIES
107K
EMPLOYEES
INNOVATION

CONSISTENT GROWTH ALIGNED WITH GLOBAL TRENDS

$ 31.9B 2019
SALES
59%OF SALES
41%OF SALES

96 YEARS
OF CONSECUTIVE QUARTERLY
$
153.5B
MARKET CAPITALIZATION DEVELOPED EMERGING
DIVIDENDS PAID (AS OF DEC. 31, 2019) MARKETS MARKETS

LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCING INNOVATION

No.1
DIAGNOSTICS
Bringing you accurate,
timely information to better
manage your health

PIONEERING DIABETES NEUROMODULATION TAKING DIAGNOSTICS

MEDICAL DEVICES
MANAGEMENT Innovative devices TO NEW HEIGHTS
Advancing innovative technologies for chronic pain and
GLUCOSE MONITORING Ground-breaking An unprecedented
in cardiovascular care, diabetes glucose sensing movement disorders approach to provide a
management, and chronic pain BLOOD AND technology more efficient, complete
and movement disorders PLASMA SCREENING diagnostics solution
ADULT NUTRITION
ESTABLISHED
PEDIATRIC NUTRITION
RECOGNIZED BRANDS
PHARMACEUTICALS
Delivering high-quality, trusted IN MANY MARKETS
medicines to help people get HEART PUMPS (LVADs)
and stay healthy
REMOTE HEART FAILURE
MONITORING
NUTRITION
Nourishing your body POINT OF CARE TESTING
at every stage of life
CHRONIC PAIN DEVICES
Products may not be available in all markets.

SUSTAINABILITY

We collaborate with dairy

farmers to locally source
More than 1 billion people worldwide could benefit
high-quality ingredients for our
nutrition plant in India.
1 BN
from fortified rice. Abbott scientists helped
27 %
Have reduced our total
worldwide water intake
36
We have 36
zero-waste to landfill
PATH improve rice fortification technology – by 27% since 2010. sites worldwide.
which can help address malnutrition globally.

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
FORTUNE’S MOST SCIENCE TOP EMPLOYERS INDUSTRY TOP 50 COMPANIES WORKPLACE
ADMIRED COMPANIES for 16 years GROUP LEADER FOR DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
since 1984; #1 in Medical Dow Jones Sustainability DiversityInc, in more than
Products from 2014–2020 100 BEST COMPANIES Index, 2013–2019, for 16 consecutive years 25 countries
Working Mother 15th year on the Index
for 19 years in a row

ABBOTT.COM
TWITTER: @ABBOTTNEWS; @ABBOTTGLOBAL INSTAGRAM: @ABBOTTGLOBAL FACEBOOK.COM/ABBOTT; .COM/ABBOTTCAREERS LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/ABBOTT-
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At Abbott, we’re dedicated to helping people live more fully, in everything we do. We serve people in more
than 160 countries with leading medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products and branded generic medicines.
Our 107,000 colleagues are helping millions of people to live better and healthier every day around the world.

It starts with us. We’re passionate about changing people’s lives for the better — an innovation-driven,
achievement-oriented workplace where people can build their best careers.

130+ 160+ 107K

EMPLOYEES
YEARS OF COUNTRIES
INNOVATION

A G R E AT P L A C E T O W O R K

PR O F E S S I O N A L D E V E LO PM E N T
Abbott’s global presence and diverse businesses give
you the opportunity to pursue multiple careers at the
same company. We offer career development whether
you’re an intern or experienced professional.
B E N E F I T S A N D WE L L N E S S
Locally relevant, competitive compensation and benefits
programs to help people pursue their personal and
family goals.
D I V E R S I T Y A N D I N C LU S I O N
Advancing talented people from different back-
grounds and different parts of the world is how we
do what we do.
E M PLOY E E N E T WO R K S A N D M E N TO R I N G
Our employee networks promote growth and
development and are open to all employees while
mentoring programs allow for one-on-one
relationship building.

L E A D I N G C O M PA N Y
REPUTATION
Fortune’s Most Admired
Companies, #1 in our
industry for past 7 years
SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION FINANCIAL STRENGTH
Dow Jones Sustainability Fast Company, World #104 on the Fortune 500 list of
Index, #1 in our industry Changing Company of largest U.S. companies; increased
for past 7 years the Year 2020 dividend for past 48 years

LEADING WORKPL ACE

BEST BIG COMPANY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION TOP COMPANY TOP COMPANY
FOR WOMEN FOR SCIENTISTS
Fortune’s Best Big DiversityInc. Top 50
Companies to Work for past 17 years Working Mother 100 Science magazine Top 20
For 2020 Best for past 19 years Employers for 16 years

ABBOTTCAREERS ABBOTT
 PRODUCT
WHAT IS ABBOTT MANUFACTURING SINGAPORE? FAMILIES FOR
Abbott Manufacturing Singapore (AMS) is part of a network CUSTOMERS
of 14 Abbott Nutrition Facilities around the world, forming
OF ALL AGES
Abbott Nutrition Supply Chain. It is the first Nutrition
facility to be built in Asia in 2009 to better serve the region.
As Abbott’s biggest investment outside of the United States
at $300 Million USD, AMS has grown into the largest
COUNTRIES
powder manufacturing plant in the Supply Chain. WE SERVE

SIMILAC
SIMILAC GAIN GROW PEDIASURE ENSURE GLUCERNA
MOM

HIGH QUALITY | COST EFFECTIVE | SCIENCE BASED NUTRITION

OUR PEOPLE

EMPLOYEES UNDER THE AGE OF 35;

FROM 11 COUNTRIES A FAST AND DYNAMIC
STRONG RECOGNITION CULTURE & ORGANIZATION
MANY EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES!
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Premier Plant Quality Shingo Prize for

Award Excellence Operational
(2016, 2017, Award Excellence
2018) (2012, 2015, (2019)
2016)
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Talent Acquisition

INTERVIEW CHECKLIST

ü INTERVIEW SCHEDULE: Review your interview schedule and

confirm date, time, and location.
ü CONTACT: Know the name, title, and phone number of your
contact person/interviewer.
ü LOCATION: Look up the office location and obtain directions.

›
Please plan to arrive at the location 15 minutes prior to your
OUR PROMISE TO CANDIDATES
interview.
ü WEBSITE: Learn more about us at www.abbott.com and our

›
corporate social
You’ll know howmedia sites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and
important
YouTube. you are

ü INTERVIEW
You’ll have theTEAM: Familiarize
information you yourself with the interviewers by
reviewing their
need LinkedIn profiles.
to succeed

›
ü ATTIRE: Plan your interview attire appropriately in relation to
You’ll become integrated into our
the job and the location.
Abbott talent community
ü RÉSUMÉ: Review your résumé before the interview to be

›
prepared
We hope to speak aabout
to initiate any/all experiences. Bring extra copies
long-term
of yourrelationship
résumé and/orwith youyour job portfolio to the interview.

ü JOB DESCRIPTION: Print and have with you the job description
and/or any details of the position. You may want to refer to
this during the interview.
ü QUESTIONS: Prepare some questions to ask your interviewers.
Remember, this is your time to interview us too. If you have
questions prior to your interview, please reach out to your
recruiter.
Recommendations:
ü PRE-WORK: Familiarize yourself with behavioral-based
questions. Review online some examples of how these questions
can be answered and come prepared with different examples
based on your experience.
ü FOLLOW-UP: If you haven’t heard back within the timeframe
discussed during the interview, please reach out to your recruiter.
Check out these additional materials to prepare for the interview process
that you will soon embark on and give your best shot!

Updating your Ensure your resume works with current recruitment technology
resume and gets into the hands of a hiring manager.

https://www.abbott.com/careers/working-with-us/hire-
experience/how-to-update-your-resume-for-todays-job-
market.html

Top Interview Abbott recruiters reveal the key characteristics shared by

Questions successful applicants. Prep for These 5 Interview Questions to
See If the Job Is Right for You

https://www.abbott.com/careers/working-with-us/hire-
experience/interview-prep.html

Preparing for a Get familiarized with the interview process

Job Interview
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-job-
interview-2061361

Post-Interview Recruiters share how you can show interest and follow up
Follow Up without being pushy throughout the hiring process.

https://www.abbott.com/careers/working-with-us/hire-
experience/how-to-follow-up-after-your-interview.html