I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zymo Research (Irvine, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Normal Interview questions. Had a phone call interview followed up with an in person interview later in the week. Questions were not too difficult, general job interview questions and had scientists sit in to talk about their research.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zymo Research (Irvine, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
Initial interview with HR with basic personality questions and 1 or 2 science related questions (~30 min). Second interview in person with 2 potential managers. In depth questions about your experience, and the details of your work in addition to personality questions (~1 hr).
Research applicants have rated the interview process at Zymo Research with 3 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 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zymo Research overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Zymo Research as a Research according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
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