I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Roche (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Technical interviews with members of research team, first on Skype then in person. Slow to get corporate approval. Very reasonable overall. Hiring manager helped me negotiate with HR to get better salary and signing bonus.
After initial recruiter’s phone interview was hiring manager phone interview within a week followed by panel in-person interview and head of the department in-person interview in another day and within another week a job offer was extended.
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Roche in Dec 2015
Interview
Phone interview 2 months after online application followed by 4 person panel interview and 30 min individual interview with each of the 4 people. Hiring manager seemed very interested over the phone but told me as soon as I entered that they weren't sure of hiring anyone. I had relatively easy conversations with each of the 4 people. Was only asked behavioral questions. I was told I would hear back soon to speak with a technical person. Have heard nothing in 3 months despite reaching out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
talk about a time when your problem solving skills came in handy
