I applied through a recruiter. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Roche (Basel) in Jan 2019
Interview
Started with the Talent scout reaching out. The process has been rather loose and somehow slow. In fact the process is still open. I was promised to get an offer but I am still waiting for it.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Roche (Basel) in Aug 2018
Interview
I had a first Skype Interview with a manager and then I was invited to a presence interview in Basel. There, I was interviewed by three managers and one person from HR. The interview was mainly about personality and leadership skills. Then, I gave a presentation where all the group except the head was presence.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you influence decisions?. How do you manage conflicts in the group?
Department Head applicants have rated the interview process at Roche with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Department Head roles take an average of 210 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Roche overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Roche as a Department Head according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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