I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2010
Interview
The interview process was extremely thorough. At orientation it was a big joke to see who had gone through the most interviews to get hired. Lowest was 9 highest was 13. For me multiple phone interviews then 2 full days of on site interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Noting in particular - 11 interviews many had similar questions.
Very professional and friendly, the panel was very professional and focused on the questions at hand, they arrived on time and had a formatted guide of questions , they took notes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk us through an emotionally charged situation that you and at least one critical stakeholder were involved in and that needed to be resolved to ensure business continuity.
What led to that situation? What was causing your counterpart's
emotions? What did you do to resolve it?
3 interviews, strung along for 6 weeks, no response. They kept calling me back for more interviews and did not end up giving me an offer and when I reached out for a status update I received no reply. Some transparency would have been nice.
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Question 1
Describe your weakness, a difficult situation and how it was handled.
Asked about experience and how it can contribute to the success of the company. They also asked me how my experience in school relates to on the job performance. Screened by recruiter first before meeting with the hiring team.
