Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Lonza with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lonza overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lonza as a Scientist according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
Group panel interview: 23%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Lonza
Interview
I was contacted by their internal recruiter and quickly scheduled a phone call. Said recruiter did not show up for our call. Nor did they reply to my E-mail asking to reschedule....you know, since they didn't show up. They never responded. I had to E-mail again and finally heard back about rescheduling (mind you, no apologizes for missing the first call). Recruiter call was standard and I ended up getting a second interview. I should have taken the recruiter's behavior as a red flag. The interview with the hiring manager was awful. The interviewer was incredibly rude. The entire interview felt like they were assuming I was lying on my resume and wanted me to prove that I was not. I am not talking about "tell us what you did during X process". I am talking about "Tell me the 4th step in this specific process". It was very clear that this person felt this process was a waste of their time and did not respect their fellow humans. Not surprisingly, I was ghosted after this. Super professional. I ended up getting a job elsewhere and never looked back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the name of the machine you used on this thing you did >7 years ago?
What is the specific size of X thing that you MIGHT have used?
It is al online and automated. I had to send all of my papers but it was all not too bad, just CV and motivation letter. I got a negative answer a few days later. I have applied to a few other positions and get a very fast rejection. At least their system is efficient .
Applied online, after 2 weeks got a screening phone call with HR, then 2 weeks after that got an interview in person. Position still available online now 3 weeks and counting, after the interview. never heard back, followed up, no response. Really unprofessional experience to ghost candidates like that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a project where you had to troubleshoot.
The interview was arranged in the course of 2 weeks which includes an initial interview as well as technical assessments to perform. After technical assessment, no news from the company (with the role still extant publicly).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think you can contribute to the company?