Team Leader applicants have rated the interview process at Bio-Rad Laboratories with 2.5 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 56.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Team Leader roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bio-Rad Laboratories overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bio-Rad Laboratories as a Team Leader according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bio-Rad Laboratories (Hercules, CA) in Apr 2020
Interview
I applied for a management position, but the hiring manager insisted on interviewing me for a team-lead job even though I did not want that job. I explained that I did not have all the technical skills required for that position, and wanted the manager position.
Nobody asked about team culture. No one asked about leadership skills. If somebody is applying for any leadership role, whether manager, tech lead, or principal engineer, the hiring team should ask lots of questions about leadership skills. The fact that they didn't ask a single question about culture means they don't care about culture. That was a big red flag, because if the department leaders don't care about culture, they end up creating a toxic culture.
No one asked tough questions about technical skills. I explained that I didn't have some specific skills even though I had other technical skills. They said I would pick up those skills, but once I got the job, the director didn't make time for me to learn those skills. He yelled at me in front of others for not knowing what I told him the interview that I did not know.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about C++ and C#. They asked about AWS and network communication protocols. They asked about designing embedded software. All the questions they asked on these topics were simple ones for entry-level engineers.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bio-Rad Laboratories (Hercules, CA) in Mar 2020
Interview
After the recruiter I met with leaders and it was very efficient and productive. They were an hour each. I started with the hiring manager and ended with the hiring manager. It took about 2 weeks to hear back but a positive response then I waited for the offer. Typical but positive experience overall.