I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Genentech in June 2021
Difficult interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
First, phone interview with hiring manager then was chosen to on-site interview. Onsite interview took a whole day (9am to 5pm). 1-hour presentation/Q&A, 30-min interviews with various scientists, directors, and a HR, as well as your hiring manager, and 1-hour lunch break with SRA or post-doc.
Intense process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Too many questions...but they did pay more attention on your scientific research and skill sets
Had a really great impression of the company. Gave a short interview of my work to the hiring manager via Zoom and had a chance to ask questions afterwards. Unfortunately didn’t get an offer in the end.
Phone interview with hiring manager was followed by in Person day long on site Interview with 30 minute individual 1:1 meetings, 1 hour seminar on your work and lunch with peers
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
Straight forward interview for R & D. You need to be able to justify what you write down on your resume, especially the technical, scientific and trouble - shooting parts. If you have publications, you need to be able to describe what you did, its findings, etc.