I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2018
Interview
The interview was with the two supervisors are who are hiring for their shift. 30 minutes interview. The main point of the interview is to get to know your skill sets and your personality. Since, these are 13 hour shifts, skill sets and personalities are important in the team build and functionality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time, when you got into a disagreement with a coworker. How did you resolve it?
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 68.9% 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%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 2%
Presentation: 2%
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