I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amyris (Emeryville, CA) in Dec 2010
Interview
I interviewed with all of the EAs that worked in the company as well as all of the team members that I would be supporting. In total I interviewed with at least 9 people and went to the company 4 different times.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a lot about working as part of a team, asked for specific examples.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amyris (Emeryville, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
Telephone interview, Skype interviews and In person interviews with several people, it's really ridicules. This is way too much vetting for this position and a complete waste of time. I've had much more high security positions that were far less invasive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you had two things that were due at exactly the same time?
Executive Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Amyris with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Executive Assistant roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amyris overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amyris as a Executive Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
Background check: 11%
Other: 11%
Drug test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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