HR Business Partner applicants have rated the interview process at Cepheid 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 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for HR Business Partner roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 HR Business Partner according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cepheid (Amsterdam) in Apr 2023
Interview
The recruiter reached out to me, and everything had to be done in a hurry, the invitation was sent, they called me, lots of spelling mistakes in her email, I got into the interview, and she asked a few times for follow up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your salary expectations? Could you describe your background and experiences?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA)
Interview
Initial interview was with the recruiter via phone, second was a teleconference with the hiring Manager, and last stage was teleconference panel interview with other peer/HR team members/Operations. This was during covid-19 pandemic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General, behavioral, and what questions I had for them.