Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Cepheid with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cepheid overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cepheid as a Research Associate according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Cepheid (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied to the research associate position on their company website. The process took 4 days and then I got a phone interview with the hiring manager. It took about 20 mins. The talk was very friendly. The hiring manager asked about my previous project and my experience for the specific skills they need.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(1)Tell me about yourself
(2)Discuss about my background
(3)According to my project, I was asked about how to design the primers for my exp.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cepheid
Interview
Very straightforward - strong recruiter screen, clear and concise interview process with hiring manager and team, happened over the course of 2 weeks before offer was given. Overall one of the smoothest processes I have been through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us what you know about the company's product.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cepheid (Bothell, WA)
Interview
Interviewed with the entire team. Interview was quite long but it felt good to meet everyone and seemed like the company really cared about the kind of person hired not just credentials.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cepheid in Nov 2021
Interview
I applied on LinkedIn and then got an email to schedule a time for a phone interview. The scheduling was done online and the recruiter called at the time I chose.