R&D applicants have rated the interview process at Chobani with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Chobani overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Chobani as a R&D according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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It was typical. I talked to the internal recruiter first, didn't hear back for a while then was accepted to the next round to interview with the hiring manager and team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a technical challenge you experienced and how did you communicate it to the cross functional team? How did you overcome it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Chobani (Twin Falls, ID) in Aug 2015
Interview
Submitted my resume through a contact within R&D and applied online. Received a call from the recruiter 2 days later and he asked many screening questions (background, relocation, salary...) and set up a phone interview with the R&D director for the following week. Phone interview was about 45 min & primary focused on typical interview questions (background, knowledge of company, strengths/weaknesses etc.). Set up a phone interview with VP of R&D for the following week which focused on what I new of the product & comparison with other companies/market-share and also touched on relocation possibility. Set up an on-site interview with HR for the following week. Met with director and VP. Interview was very academic: focused on background, flavor perception of yogurts, talked a lot about the position details etc. Did not get to meet any other R&D employees. Found this odd.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Chobani in Jan 2014
Interview
It takes 4 weeks for me get an phone interview, all technical questions. After that I got another phone interview with HR, behavior questions, mainly focused on why I want to leave a big company and come to Chobani, my previous jobs and experience. The onsite interview is a continually 5 hours interview, start from breakfast, and interviewed with each individual in the R&D department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They got one products, they want you to tell them who to process that in large scale