I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech in Oct 2015
Interview
I was contacted to set up a phone interview with a member of one of the teams I would be working with during the program. It was a generally normal phone interview with normal screening questions, but the interviewer seemed a bit apathetic/rushed. It was also somewhat difficult to understand the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about one of the products that Genentech has created?
2 phone screening interview rounds followed by an on-site interview. The first round was more about my resume and previous experience and the second was more about technical topics I did not have previous knowledge of
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to describe some of my previous protein research as well as a general understanding of how Genentech makes medicines
I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech in Oct 2019
Interview
The interview process straightforward, applied online after which candidates complete two phone interview rounds and then a final interview. As expected, interview was a mix of behavioral and technical questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
First, there were two phone interviews and then, flew me out to South San Francisco for the final round interview. There were 10 other candidates and we rotated around for 1:1 interviews with 8 individuals. Following all the interviews, there was a facility tour. The final interview was 9 hours total.
Process Development Rotational Program applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Process Development Rotational Program roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Process Development Rotational Program according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 45%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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