I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
I got an email that they wanted to do an informational phone interview for the position, I knew from friends who work there that this is a competitive program so I was excited for the opportunity. The day of the interview the phone call was only about 15 minutes and asked only very superficial questions so I think they had decided ahead of time they didn't want to proceed with me as a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about my job history and why I was interested in the program
2 video screenings and an onsite interview. video screenings were roughly 30-1hr each and onsite was 5 consecutive 1 hr interviews in a room. afterwards there was a tour of the pilot plant
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
Two phone screenings followed by an on-site interview day. Most questions asked about your understanding of various downstream processing areas as well as previous research and internship experience. Mostly technical questions with a few behavioral sprinkled throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the mass transfer principles at work in size exclusion chromatography
I first submitted a resume and cover letter and was contacted for a google hangouts call with a couple of scientists. The whole process was pretty quick and only took about 2 weeks.
PDRP applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PDRP roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 PDRP according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
One on one interview: 31%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
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