I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Tilburg)
Interview
Two interviews with literally the same questions, just with different people. Unfortunately, after the process is over, it's difficult to get information from the recruiters about what was missing and what could be improved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Thermo Fisher; Working under pressure; how I deal with mistakes; how I deal with prioritizing tasks.
I applied online. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Interview
The process was unnecessarily lengthy and unorganized.
Applied online, received invite for screening call shortly after. Then received invite to schedule an in-person meeting through their schedule portal. There were no slots for over a week, so I let the recruiter know of this issue. They schedule me in for an in-person interview which then gets moved. Already spotting the red flags but show up anyway.
Interview with team supervisors was easy, straight forward competency based questions.
I then get invited to second in-person interview after almost 2 weeks of no contact. Show up for that, very informal.
I knew this wasn’t my top choice as it’s underpaid and I am overqualified. However, I knew my performance was good throughout the process and was expecting some decent feedback.
After 2 weeks of no contact, I get generic rejection email.
This process took over 2 months for no reason.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (East Grinstead, England)
Interview
First was just a screening phone call with HR just checking if I want the job. Then was the actual interview which was pretty much standard STAR questions and basic questions about what I know about the job and company. Interviewers were nice and friendly. Honestly though complete waste of time. Nearly 2 months this whole process was, only for them to hire an internal candidate. Pointless waste of time.
