I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech in Feb 2017
Interview
Super friendly and easy process. The HR person was very flexible with my schedule and I was able to find a time that worked. I got the first interview and they responded 2 weeks later about whether I got the second interview, which was scheduled another 2 weeks later (1 month total of waiting). After the 2nd interview, I heard back about a week and a half later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General: why genentech, why this position, how would you handle interacting with various stakeholders, what skills do you hope to gain from this internship, what skills have you learned in the past that will help you moving forward, how do you motivate your team to continue the project
First a phone call with HR. Gather simple details that might make me a good fit for this role. Then the project manager call.
After that is to Meet the team.
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Question 1
What type of projects do I want to participate in. What is my long term goal?
round 1- quick chat with future manager; round 2, presentation about research in front of several people on the team which involved a 10 minute presentation and some questions after
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Question 1
If my current findings had implications for oncology?
One interview with the manager, mostly behavioral and minimal technical questions. Be prepared with your schoolwork and what extracurricular you have related to the role. Not much stress and got the role.
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What work have you done in school relating to this role?
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 92 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 Intern according to 92 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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