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Updated May 30, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech
Very smooth, organized, detailed. Hiring manager was very excited and polite while team also shared the same thoughts on the company and hiring manager. I would recommend applying here but with the focus on making sure that the environment and team suit your work style.
- What is your motivation for this position?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Santa Clara, CA
I interviewed at Genentech (Santa Clara, CA)
1st Stage : Normal Interview (30 Mins) General questions about your resume and general interest in the job sector. 2nd Stage: Technical Interview (45 mins - 1 hr) Questions according to the qualifications of the job position.
- Advance data visualization questions, and plotting data. Showing models and their scores.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in South San Francisco, CA
I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)
Super day of interviews with users and team. All behavioral questions. Strange that they didn't ask technical product management skills given the role. This makes me feel like there is a difference in product development values.
- What is the type of team you want to be on?
Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech
I have a video interview. I did a presentation about my research project and answer a few questions related to my research. In general, the questions depend on skill sets/ research interests.
- could you Introduce your research project?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Genentech
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.
- Describe your weakness, a difficult situation and how it was handled.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in South San Francisco, CA
I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)
Very professional interview process, mostly behavioral questions with a few technical questions sprinkled in. Mostly asked to speak on resume and how it relates to the position and job requirements.
- Challenging technical issue you overcame
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Genentech
The first interview is just a 30 min talk with the hiring manager. Questions are mostly about my previous research experience. The hiring manager also introduced more the hiring lab and the potential projects that will be conducted.
- general research experience and background
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Genentech
(This is for a contractor role.) Hiring talent acquisition contacts you first for a screening. Then a panel interview with supervisors. Introduction then mostly situational questions; want to see how you work with people, problem solving.
- Tell me about a time when you faced a major setback in a project and how you overcame it. What did you learn from it?
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Genentech
One round of a panel interview 2 months after I had submitted my application. It was a behavioral interview where I focused on my public health background and goals. The next week, I had a call with HR to discuss my offer.
- What is one time that you had to come up with an innovative, creative solution for a project or issue?
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Genentech
Phone interview followed by in-person interview. The HR called and checked for the available time to schedule the interview. Once it was scheduled, the manager called. It was 45-50 minutes phone interview. With in 2 weeks the HR called again and scheduled an in person interview. It was a 1 hour interview.
- Different therapeutic areas that I earlier worked.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Genentech as 69% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.06 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Program Manager and Associate Director rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for IT Manager and BSA roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Genentech takes an average of 31.83 days when considering 1,028 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Contracts Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Clinical Data Coordinator roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Genentech according to 1,028 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 25.65%
One on One Interview: 20.16%
Group Panel Interview: 17.33%
Background Check: 10.86%
Presentation: 9.22%
Drug Test: 5.37%
Skills Test: 4.34%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.07%
Personality Test: 2.17%
Other: 1.84%
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