Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Symrise with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Symrise overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Symrise as a Internship according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
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There is one round of brief interviews and talks for arrangements with HR. This will then be followed by an actual interview with 2 of the professionals in the applied department.
HR was relatively fast in scheduling for an interview. Interview was intriguing as the interviewer shared a lot of information regarding to Symrise and their structure. Other than the technical supervisor, the director was also there for the interview. It is expected of the candidates to be aware of certain technical terms used in the flavor/fragrance industry.
A lot of information and insights gained from the interview session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an event or incident that your actions have lead to fruitful outcome.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Symrise in Jan 2008
Interview
They were looking for an intern and I applied, everyone there were eager to teach me how to do things, after a brief period I got to leader a couple projects supervised by my immediate boss, she liked my work and then, after 6 months when someone left for a better opportunity, i got the job.