I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
There were 3 people that interviewed me at once. One hiring manager and two plant technicians. The interview is not bad, they asked questions about your resume and they had their own written questions about different scenarios you would face. Overall the interview went well, they were very easy to talk to and made me feel comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If there is a deviation with a SOP, what would you do?
I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
My interview was done virtually. The first round of interviews was a panel with the hiring managers. The second round of interviews was with potential peers and teammates. It was a pretty straight forward interview and they asked questions more on the technical side.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Example of time where you encounter issues with the process and what did you do?
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
Asked about lab experience, working in a team setting, and ability to follow standard operating procedures. Asked about clean room experience but was not required. Made sure I was aware I was signing up for 12 hour shifts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if someone of higher title/experience than you shortcut the procedure? Would you say something? Or just follow along?
A lot of situational and behavioral questions. I had a 10 minute interview where i had to videotape my answers and then had a 30min interview with a panel of supervisors. It took a bit of time until they reached out to me
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had a disagreement with a coworker
Describe a time you had to troubleshoot
How have you included diversity and inclusion at work
Bioprocess Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Bioprocess Technician roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Genentech overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Genentech as a Bioprocess Technician according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 32%
Phone interview: 15%
One on one interview: 12%
Drug test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 2%
Other: 2%
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