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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Nov 20, 2009)

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“Average”
3.2
Interview Experience [?]
Positive 38%
Neutral 38%
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Director at Genentech

Posted Nov 20, 2009

2.0
Easy Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)

Very aggressive but professional and considerate recruitment. A full day of one-on-one interviews, a scientific presentation, and a lovely dinner afterward. I really enjoyed the day. People generally nice, with a few large egos. Genentech is an impressive place, but may not be for everybody. A prevailing concern both internally and externally is that most high-level positions are filled by recruited academics versus from within the ranks.

Interview Questions

Question on career-building strategies for direct reports. Reasonable question, certainly, but not always easy to answer without knowing the culture.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.

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Pricing Manager at Genentech

Posted Nov 15, 2009

Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)

Interviewed with the pricing group. Most people were very friendly and asked standard interview questions (strengths, weaknesses, etc and background information). Work culture seems… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Manager Market Planning at Genentech

Posted Oct 21, 2009

Interviewed Sep 2009 (took 4+ weeks)

HR got resume from colleagues outside Genentech. Usual HR screening: Gauging interest, assessing technical, project/people management experience. Felt like HR went through requirements… Post a review to see full interview

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Scientist at Genentech

Posted Oct 4, 2009

Interviewed Aug 2008 (took 4 weeks)

Applied directly on the web site and received an email from an HR respresentative asking to set up a phone interview.

Phone interview with HR was a standard behavioral interview… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Project Manager at Genentech

Posted Sep 10, 20091 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Sep 2007 (took a day)

I lucked out. The interview process was unusually short for this company. I met with 6 individuals during one day-and received a job offer the following day. In fact, the recruiter… Post a review to see full interview

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Commercial Manager at Genentech

Posted Jun 24, 20090 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Feb 2009 in South San Francisco, CA (took 3 days)

Had an initial phone screen with HR and hiring manager which went well. I was assigned a HR account rep who could not have been more incompetent. I was recommended for an on-site interview… Post a review to see full interview

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Master Instrument Technician at Genentech

Posted Apr 28, 20093 of 3 people found this helpful

Interviewed May 2007 in South San Francisco, CA (took 1 week)

My initial interview was by phone and very short. I was then invited to the site for a full day of interviewing with approximatly six individuals and one group of three perspective… Post a review to see full interview

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QA Specialist II at Genentech

Posted May 4, 20091 of 4 people found this helpful

Interviewed Dec 2007 in South San Francisco, CA (took 1 week)

Phone interview then face to face,
be confident, dress in a suit Post a review to see full interview

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Bioprocess Technician at Genentech

Posted Apr 29, 20090 of 3 people found this helpful

Interviewed Sep 2007 (took 2 weeks)

panel was cool Post a review to see full interview

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Product Manager at Genentech

Posted Mar 24, 20092 of 2 people found this helpful

Interviewed Nov 2008 (took 6 weeks)

Multiple, full day interviews from all areas of the organization and at all levels. Questions varied greatly. Some were on my resume. Others were on how I would approach a particular… Post a review to see full interview

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Genentech Overview
Web
www.gene.com
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5000+ Employees, $13B+ Revenue
HQ
South San Francisco, CA
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