Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Sciensano as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Research Scientist and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Research Scientist and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Sciensano takes an average of 21 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Research Scientist had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Research Scientist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
Twee sollicitatiegesprekken, vriendelijke gesprekken. Tijdens het tweede gesprek kreeg ik een casus voorgelegd die ik moest oplossen. Achteraf had ik het gevoel dat ze me hadden uitgenodigd om mijn know-how te peilen, wetende dat ze me toch niet zouden aannemen. Slechte follow-up.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Sciensano (Brussels) in May 2025
Interview
1 gesprek van 45 min waarbij kandidaat wordt gepeild naar de nodige kwaliteiten. Indien deze een succes is, gaat de kandidaat verder naar een gesprek met het departementshoofd. In mijn geval ging het over het departement van infectieziektes bij de mens die ondersteuning biedt aan het departement zorg
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Question 1
Beschrijf waarom wij jou in communicatie zouden laten treden met het departement zorg
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sciensano (Brussels) in Aug 2023
Interview
After sending the CV and motivation letter, they sent an email to book an online interview with an HR person and two people from the team they were hiring for. The interview felt more like a police interrogation, which made me increasingly nervous. I felt they were very hostile. It was honestly the worst interview I ever had. I wouldn't work with those people even if they would want to hire me.