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      Temporary Position - Lab Technician In R&D Interview

      May 11, 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Duluth, GA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Alcon (Duluth, GA) in Mar 2011

      Interview

      My experience was through a temp agency - they saw my resume on Monster.com and called me to screen me for the job they were trying to fill at CIBA. From that phone-call, they decided to forward my application to the hiring manager at CIBA. 2 business days later, they called me to schedule the interview, which ended up being the very next day. The interview was held in a conference room with 3 people interviewing me (was not warned how many people would be on the interview panel - some of my coworkers have had interview panels with as many as 8 people for a temp position). My initial impressions were all good, the building/office park is beautiful, and everyone was so friendly and welcoming. Everyone was dressed in business casual - khakis and button-down shirts, but I was still glad I wore a suit. The interview questions were pretty tough - very specific and technical questions mixed with many behavioral questions. The hardest one was, "what would your previous supervisor say about your biggest weaknesses?" The interview lasted for around 55 minutes. Then, the hiring manager took me down the hall to show me the lab and introduce me to some of the other employees (I thought that was a great sign). The lab was really well equipped and the employees all seemed really friendly.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      What are your weaknesses?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Some technical questions pertaining to items on my resume were asked.
      Answer question

      Question 3

      If you had to choose between knowing a lot about one subject or knowing a little bit about many subjects, which would you choose and why?
      1 Answer
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