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      Senior Accountant Interview

      Feb 22, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Cork
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Cork) in Sep 2018

      Interview

      Slow! Too many rounds but it was two slightly different positions. 6 rounds in total including a phone interview. All on-site at times that suited me. Some good interviewers though to be fair. Faster decisions recommended.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you handle pressure. How do you show leadership.
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      Senior Accountant Interview

      Dec 16, 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences

      Interview

      Received an email within 2 weeks of applying for a phone screen. Recruiter failed to call me at set phone screen time. This happened 4 more times. After that I gave up. Very unprofessional.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Never even got a chance to speak to the recruiter.
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      Senior Accountant Interview

      Aug 3, 2010
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Foster City, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA) in Jul 2010

      Interview

      I searched online for a recruiter at the company and found one that I sent an email to to express my interest in the position I had applied to. After two emails to the wrong recruiter, I later was contacted by phone by their Finance and Accounting recruiter to discuss my background and schedule the first round interview. In the first round, I was interviewed by the Senior Manager and a Senior Accountant who I would be working with. Even though I didn't prepare well enough, I was chosen for the second round. In the second round, I interviewed with the Assistant Controller, Treasury Analyst, SEC Reporting Manager, Recruiter and a Financial Analyst. From speaking with the employees, the Company seems very lean meaning they get straight down to business without too much bureaucracy. The interviewers in the both rounds seemed very nice and knowledgeable, but in the second round most interviewers with the exception of the fairly new financial analyst seemed very serious, which displays their lean structure and straight to business attitude and work culture. Also, they do have nice offices all alongside each other one one street in Foster City. I do believe Gilead would be a great company to work with and the staff do seem very knowledgeable so they would be great coaches.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What were the criteria I used in determining whether the conversion option needs to be bifurcated and accounted for separately under derivative accounting?
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