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Updated May 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Human Resources Assistant at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Jun 24, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2008 in Allentown, PA (took a day)
The interview was actually in 2007 but that was not given as a year option and the interview was with the department director and a team member and it was a behavioral interview that took roughly an hour. The questions looked for a STAR which means situation/ task, action and result. If you have never had an interview like this before youa re being asked to give times you have done certian things instead of what you would do in a situation.
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Negotiation Details
Easy offered and accepted but I did have to start as a temp and wait three months to go perm.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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PCBA Development Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Jun 24, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Newington, NH (took 2 weeks)
I applied online to the position and received an email from HR letting me know I had been selected for a phone interview. I interviewed over the phone with the senior engineer on the team and a week later interviewed with the hiring manager. Everything went very smoothly. Two weeks later I was flown in for a day-long interview with various employees of the company. I received an offer two weeks later. I cannot emphasize enough how smooth the process went relative to the other positions I interviewed for. The HR rep was extremeley responsive to every question I had, and did her best to let me know what was going on internal to Thermo Fisher.
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Negotiation Details
I did not need to negotiate. Their offer was generous and within my salary expectations.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Customer Service Representative at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Jun 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 1 week)
THe company interviewed several people for the position. They are very selective and are looking for both experience and education. One is not a limiting factor for the other however. Typical interview is by two people during two different interviews. Overall, I would rate this the best company I have ever worked for and it has exceptional benefits. It far exceeds most large scale corporations. Advancement is somewhat limited due to the local location but if interested, nationwide opportunities and advancements exist.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted May 26, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Rockford, IL (took a day)
Started out with HR then manager then manager's manager then potential coworkers. Traveled a good distance to interview. They said they'd contact me in two weeks. When I tried to follow up they dodged all further attempts at communication. Very rude and unprofessional. At this point I am glad I did not get the job and have a rather negative feeling about the company.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior Financial Analyst at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted May 16, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 2 days)
Typical -- interviewed with a panel of managers, one at a time.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Quality at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted May 11, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Bristol, PA (took a day)
I met with several directors and was given a tour, it was nothing out of the ordinary and a relatively simple process.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Apr 25, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 2 weeks)
Applied online/fast response.
Phone screen/HR. General pre-screen ?s
1:1/HR. Free form ?s - prove experience
1:1 w/would be boss. Very distracted: 20 minutes late, chugalugs on Gatoraid? during interview. Defensive when asked 4 more info on projects. Speaks poorly about HR. ?s were random. Ratings below reflects last interview phase.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Inside Medical Sales at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Feb 10, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 1 week)
Saw the job posting on their website, and applied for it over the internet. Received an interview in about two weeks time after applying. Interviewed with several different managers, asked me about my experience, education, and behavioral type of questions.
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Was not the type of sales I'd want to get into.
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IT Leadership Development Program at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Feb 4, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Waltham, MA (took 2 days)
I applied online at my school's career site and I got an on-campus interview. It was an easy chat with the HR, and we basically discussed why Thermo Fisher, and why this program (ITLDP). Afterwards, I got a call to go to the ITLDP superday in Waltham, MA. They flew us out and housed us at the Holiday Inn right behind the Thermo Fisher office. They took us out to dinner where we got to meet a lot of current managers, and we also met some current ITLDP trainees. Overall, they are very nice people, although since the program is relatively new, there are few trainees in ITLDP at the moment.
The next day, we got a schedule of interviewers. They were the same managers that we saw at the dinner last night. They mostly asked us behavorial questions, nothing too technical. They ask you about your resume, previous work/internship experiences. They ask you how you solve problems in a group setting and other related questions. Thermo Fisher prides on ethics (one of their core values) so one of the questions concerned ethics.
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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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Tech Support at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Posted Feb 1, 2010
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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 Jun 2009 in Fremont, CA (took 3 weeks)
A lot of phone interviews because the Tech support position was very specialized and they had many different managers intertested in speaking with me from across the country before they brought me in for a f2f. After that one 4 hour interview where I met with 4 people.including future manager.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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