I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GRAIL (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2020
Interview
I applied on the online, i got phone interview within 2 weeks. General questions. what is your strength and weakness. what techniques and attitude are you bringing in. Why did i apply to this position and company
I applied online. I interviewed at GRAIL (Menlo Park, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
The interview was highly technical and grueling. The people are friendly and nice but they expect a high degree of detail with NGS technologies. They require industry experience in order to adjust to the start-up culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain in detail about every step of the library-prep process (Illumina TruSeq)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at GRAIL (Menlo Park, CA) in Jun 2017
Interview
Very technical. 4 round, 45 minutes each = 3 hours. Difficult for me because it was my first interview but if I knew what to prepare for, I would have found it to be average.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the interviewers asked me about the chemical composition of Phenol and if I could draw it.