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Updated Feb 1, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Manufacturing Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Feb 1, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Auburn, AL (took a day)
Phone interview.
Panel interview on site
Plant tour
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
I did not negotiate at all
People should negotiate
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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FLDP at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Feb 1, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Boston, MA (took 2+ weeks)
First round was on campus, fairly straightforward. Behavioral and resume-based questions, some very basic accounting stuff. Final round was onsite, 2-day process. Three 1-on-1 interviews (in a room with 10 other people interviewing at the same time, kind of odd). No accounting/finance questions (with the exception of one or two candidates), each interviewer had to follow a strict script from HR, completely useless. A waste of getting high-level people involved with the interviews when they don't have time to ask the questions they want (which they communicated to me as a candidate). HR needs to cede some control of the interview process. Following the 1-on-1's and lunch, split off for a 5-candidate group exercise; nothing resembling a case study and a bit of a waste of everyone's time given the laughable subject matter, though it did require speaking in front of a group audience.
One positive aspect of the superday structure is that in between interviews, candidates wait in a room with people currently in the program, and a lot of candid and helpful interaction is possible.
While there certainly seem to be imperfect aspects of the actual FLDP, the interview process does convey that it is a really solid place to start a career (even to someone not really interested in the position), particularly as the CFO is highly involved with the program.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 2 months)
Met with several managers. The process was extremely slow. We went from a phone conversation to then trying to set up an initial interview that took 6 weeks. After the initial interview with 3 people, there was radio silence from the HR group. After repeated contact attempts for follow-up feedback, I finally got a call (Just as an FYI, I was having direct contact with the hiring managers and they said they liked me and would like to continue the dialog, however, they were concerned the position was a a little too junior for me and that I might be bored. It was very clear there was a significant communication problem b/w the HR dept. and the hiring group. At this point, I decided things were dragging out far too long and that I couldn't work with a group like this.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Digital Electronic and Firmware Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Dec 6, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Austin, TX (took 4+ weeks)
HR contacted me by email and phone.
Later few days I got a phone from hiring manager.
We discussed about my experience and some technical issues.
After few weeks, on-site interview was scheduled, and the company supported all expenses for trip.
On-site interview was:
1. with HR through phone -- about project management skills
2. with research scientist - about their project issues and general experiences
3. with electrical engineering manager -- about real situation about their project
4. with software manager --- about firmware and their software issues
5. with director through phone -- about previous experience and future goal
6. lunch with all team members
7. company tour with hiring manager
8. with hiring manager -- about some technical problems and discussion
All engineers were nice and polite.
I was a good experience.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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GLDP at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Nov 21, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 days)
All popular behavior questions, such as what did you do to solve a complex problem, what would you do to improve if you have second chance
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Not able to negotiate
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Implementation Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Nov 14, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 1+ week)
Initial phone screening interview with the HR recruiter. Once that interview was passed I was set up for another phone interview with the project manager. Then another phone interview with a service director. All interviews lasted 30 min or so.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Leadership Development Program at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Oct 26, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
It was a very comprehensive interview focusing on overcoming challenges. Be prepared to answer questions about your mistakes, and how you responded to adversity. The Interviewer was very personable, let me take time to think on difficult questions, and reworded the question to hone in on what he was looking for.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Lenexa, KS (took 1+ week)
Had and initial phone screening interview with the HR talent recruiter. Once that interview was passed I was set up for on-site interview. The on site interview consisted of five thirty minute interviews with the hiring supervisor, on site HR representative, peer to the position being filled, operations supervisor and the hiring supervisors manager. The office was very clean and seemed like a great place to work.
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Negotiation Details
There was not much negotiation in salary. If they liked you they offered the top of the pay scale for the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Technical Sales Representative at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Sep 22, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took a day)
They start interviewing long before they are looking to hire. But, interviewer was very nice and helpful with my questions. She read from a list but was not afraid to deviate and chat about other things as they came up. Mostly just wanted to make sure I was actually interested in sales.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Sep 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took a day)
Quick, good communication.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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