I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
The interview began with submitting an online application through the genentech website. Towards the end of the year a first brief phone screen was performed followed by a second. On-site interviews were then held which were a day-long process with around 6 interviewers. Interview groups were ~5-7 people. All interviews were one-on-one
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One good question was you have a right cylinder on the counter that is glass and totally see through. There is liquid in the cylinder that appears to make it just over or under half-full. Using just the objects in this room (not much there) how could you determine more precisely if it is over or under half full?
2 video screenings and an onsite interview. video screenings were roughly 30-1hr each and onsite was 5 consecutive 1 hr interviews in a room. afterwards there was a tour of the pilot plant
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
Two phone screenings followed by an on-site interview day. Most questions asked about your understanding of various downstream processing areas as well as previous research and internship experience. Mostly technical questions with a few behavioral sprinkled throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the mass transfer principles at work in size exclusion chromatography
I first submitted a resume and cover letter and was contacted for a google hangouts call with a couple of scientists. The whole process was pretty quick and only took about 2 weeks.