Genentech Interview Questions

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA (US)) in February 2009.

Interview

Had an initial phone screen with HR and hiring manager which went well. I was assigned a HR account rep who could not have been more incompetent. I was recommended for an on-site interview but the HR rep I was working for lost my file and thus the offer to interview on site was never extended to me. When I called after three weeks to check the status of my application the HR rep I spoke with said that they had on file that I had not responded to their request for an on-site interview thus my application was cancelled.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA (US)) in July 2016.

Interview

The interview process was very straightforward and simple. The main discussion involved chemistry I had previously worked on and plans for the future (how long I might plan on staying).

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4+ months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA (US)).

Interview

Full day interview with a scientific talk on previous work followed by half hour interviews all day. Lots of hard questions about the research presented in the talk.

They also asked questions about many of my published papers and wanted to know about the specifics of the methods used. I had to defend them and explain why others were not used.

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Negotiation

Not much negotiation except on signing bonus

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech.

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The interview process for a contractor position was based on written hypotheticals. The interview included multiple scenario questions as well as real world examples. The interview was a set procedure by GNE and it set the tone.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Genentech (San Francisco, CA (US)) in May 2017.

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The process started when I was contacted by a third party recruiter. There was a short phone screening with both the recruiter and the Genentech project lead, followed by a 5 hour on site semi-technical with several members of the group, both from IT and from other backgrounds.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA (US)) in November 2018.

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Unprofessional questions related to the protected employment attributes. I was put on the spot several times (i.e., it appears that you applied to PTR several times) during the interview.

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Application

I applied through other source. I interviewed at Genentech (San Francisco, CA (US)) in June 2017.

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Met with multiple people on their team over the course of a day; discussions were friendly. Some STAR-format questions but most of the time was spent discussing my qualifications and experience.

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA (US)) in March 2010.

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Interview process started with a preliminary phone screen and then a higher-level phone screen with a senior manager. These were reasonable, with mostly soft-ball questions. Site visit and series on 1:1 interviews followed. Some technical questions were asked, but mostly behavioral and personality questions. Asked a few questions and got a good feel for the company culture. Answers seemed honest, and included some of the problems with a large org management.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Genentech.

Interview

Recruiter initiated process, led to a series of phone interviews; would have led to an in person, all day interview with the entire team had they not already made an offer to a candidate prior to interviewing me.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Genentech (San Francisco, CA (US)) in August 2013.

Interview

The process was long (over a couple of days) and demanding but great! The group of people who interviewed me were great and I got to meet a wide range of people within the department. I had to give a 60minute presentation on my research, which was a great way to open up questions and show people what I had been working on previously.
Following interview, the hiring process was quite drawn out and complex.

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