Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Syngenta with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Syngenta overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Syngenta as a Research Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Syngenta (New York, NY) in Oct 2015
Interview
Process was fun, somehow informal. Plenty of people to talk to, most behavioral questions.
They followed HR protocol during interview. First set of people to talk to was immediate future team mates, followed by their manager and some local managers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did you apologize to people, in previous position, once you realized you did something that was not the best at the moment?
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Syngenta
Interview
Recruiter screen, 30 min initial interview with hiring manager, then 2 hour final stage interview - 30 min lab tour with team, 45 min technical interview with hiring manager, and personal interview with other senior staff from the same business are.
I applied online. I interviewed at Syngenta (Bracknell, England) in Sep 2022
Interview
was a general chat and then a Q&A into my prevous project work,seemed quite professional but also casual and friendly. There were mutliple people from the staff present and two rounds of intervoews with a walk through the labs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your previous project work ? general competecny questions?
The whole interview process is formal and professional. It is a phone interview followed by panel interview, focusing a lot on the skill sets and specific role of the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you think your experience and skills are matched with this position?