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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences in Jul 2023

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The interview process at Gilead was notably humanized and efficient. The recruiter was excellent, keeping me informed and maintaining a friendly tone throughout. Although the total time was somewhat long due to scheduling difficulties, the overall experience exceeded expectations. Gilead's approach was considerate and professional, reflecting genuine care for the candidate's experience.

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Recruiter was very responsive and quick to schedule, hiring manager seemed great but never heard back from the company after initial stages which is not unusual. Otherwise pretty easy process.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Philadelphia, PA

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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Philadelphia, PA) in Sep 2023

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Went to career fair and was excited about the opportunity. Started asking strategic, long-term game plan questions. However, the recruiter there thought I was asking too many questions (more then 4) and made a comment, “feels like your interviewing us, we have a job” was the response which I thought was strange and unprofessional. If that’s how they are at a career fair, that certainly doesn’t encourage you to want to work for them.

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Anonymous Employee in Morris Plains, NJ

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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Morris Plains, NJ)

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HR screen followed by hiring manager review. HR confirms that you are a real person/ meet the values of the company, and hiring manager can ask you any range of questions from personal to technical.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Foster City, CA

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Good process, met many people and got a good feel for the place. Very nice and friendly, and seemed very open with info. Seemed like a good place to work

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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences

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Applied via employee referral, got a call by the recruiter followed by a Zoom interview with the hiring manager, and additional zoom meetings with team members. The process took months with weeks of no word back. Been ghosted by the recruiter when following up regarding any updates or developments. This was the same experience I had in the past when I applied. They really don't care about your time or the fact that you have to take time off to interview. This says a lot about their company culture.

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Anonymous Employee in Uxbridge, England

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I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Uxbridge, England)

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The full interview process consisted of a screening call for around 30 mins with the line manager, followed by official interview with a panel of 2 senior staff which lasted about 1h. Very casual and friendly. Feedback on the interview was given through my agency.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England

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CV application via portal (initially contacted on LinkedIn) . Invited to have interview with hiring manager in person at the offices around experience and key skills for job . Second round would have been assessment center with panel

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Foster City, CA

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I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)

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Interviews were back to back for the full interview panel with no breaks. It could be better organized and plan some breaks for the applicant to be able to stretch legs, grab a coffee, etc.

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Anonymous Employee in London, England

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I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (London, England)

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Great interview process, kept me regularly updated with the status of my application and easy to contact if I had any questions. The interview process was also very quick so I was not waiting long to determine status of my application.

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Gilead Sciences Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Gilead Sciences as 58.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.96 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales Specialist and Scientist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate Counsel and Lab Technician roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Gilead Sciences takes an average of 32.07 days when considering 423 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Finance Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 330 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Gilead Sciences according to 423 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 27.25%

One on One Interview: 24.80%

Group Panel Interview: 15.20%

Presentation: 8.24%

Background Check: 7.45%

Drug Test: 5.88%

Skills Test: 5.00%

IQ Intelligence Test: 2.75%

Personality Test: 2.35%

Other: 1.08%

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