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      Strain Engineering Padawan Interview

      Aug 22, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Boston, MA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Ginkgo BioWorks (Boston, MA) in Aug 2020

      Interview

      The process included a virtual 1:1 interview with a senior member in the department of the position applied for. After being chosen to move on to the next stage, you interview with a recruiter to give a better idea of your goals and make sure you will be a good fit for the company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time when you worked as a team.
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      Other Strain Engineering Padawan Interview Reviews for Ginkgo BioWorks

      Strain Engineering Padawan Interview

      Jan 19, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Ginkgo BioWorks

      Interview

      Passed the first round but after talking to the values fit interviewer, they decided to move forward with more competitive people. Not entirely sure if I agreed with their selection process but they really missed out on amazing potential.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about what you know about Ginkgo?
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      Ginkgo BioWorks interviews FAQs

      • Strain Engineering Padawan applicants have rated the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks as a Strain Engineering Padawan according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Other:  25%

        Phone interview:  25%

        IQ intelligence test:  25%

        Presentation:  25%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Test Engineer(10) ;
        2. Director(9) ;
        3. Engineer(7) ;
        4. Organism Engineer(7) ;
        5. Software Engineer(6) ;
        6. Associate Director(5) ;
        7. Medical Technologist(5) ;
        8. Scientist(5) ;
        9. Senior Engineer(5) ;
        10. Automation Engineer(4) ;
        11. Operations Engineer(4) ;
        12. Fermentation Engineer(3) ;
        13. Operations(3) ;
        14. Organism Engineer III(3) ;
        15. Program Coordinator(3) .


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