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Genentech interviews FAQs
Postdoctoral Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Fellow roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Postdoctoral Fellow according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 30%
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Initial pre-screen call followed by a full day long interview with a seminar and 1-on-1 meetings. It's a long day, but it was relatively laid back and overall a very positive experience.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Why do you want to do a postdoc in industry versus academia?
A bit disorganized. They mention I am a strong candidate then dissapears for months. When I follow up sating I need to make a choice because I have another opening I get a rejection letter
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to join?
What are your long term career prospects?
Why industry vs academia?
Examples of collaborations with others.
Initial application consisting of cv submission and choices of postdoc mentors followed by one-way video interview, followed by decision to proceed with one day interviews, took a total of 10 months. Long time to hear any response back.
The interview process consisted of a first interview with both the hiring managers, a technical round to check skills, and finally an on-site interview with individual interviews with members of the team.