I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Was contacted by Recruiter and scheduled for the interview. Complete and helpful materials were sent to me. I was met by the department admin and escorted to a conference room. I met with 5 different people. All were friendly but only had 30 minutes with each which was not long enough to cover everything we would have liked. I did not hear back for a couple of weeks but eventually got an offer. Base salary was a little low but they were able to raise the number and it all worked out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One unusual question was about a mistake I made a work and how I handled it. They also asked a lot of question related to their culture and values.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amgen in Jun 2025
Interview
AI bot is used for the initial scheduling of a phone screen.
Proceeded to speak to a recruiter.
Interview with the hiring manager.
Panel interview
Lengthy period of waiting while decisions are made
I applied online. I interviewed at Amgen in Jul 2024
Interview
Friendly discussion with HR to understand my interests / background. HR representative was honest at the start of the call that both positions I had applied for were being filled by internal candidates, but she was interested in my background for future opportunities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Why did you apply for two different types of positions?
Thorough and pragmatic use of virtual rather than insisting on face to face. Cross functional panel which gives a good opp to speak to a range of people that you would be working with closely. Mix of more structured competency style interviews as well as less formal chemistry conversations.