Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 91 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Genentech overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Genentech as a Intern according to 91 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Genentech (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2010
Interview
It was a standard one-on-one interview with someone from HR. The interview began with a "tell me about yourself" statement. Most of the other questions were behavioral. The interview lasted around twenty to thirty minutes or so with some time left over for questions. The person was nice, and answered questions clearly.
round 1- quick chat with future manager; round 2, presentation about research in front of several people on the team which involved a 10 minute presentation and some questions after
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If my current findings had implications for oncology?
One interview with the manager, mostly behavioral and minimal technical questions. Be prepared with your schoolwork and what extracurricular you have related to the role. Not much stress and got the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What work have you done in school relating to this role?
I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
One behavioral interview that asked me about my previous work experience. Asked "tell me about a time" questions that had to do with working on a team, facing adversity, communication, and conflict.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your previous internship's project.