I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2011
Interview
It went very well. The hiring manager was very kind and encouraging. The interview panel asked very valid questions and tried to answer all your questions that you are having.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You did so well with your postdoc, and have very strong publication record, why did you want industry jobs not academic job?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Genentech in Jun 2021
Interview
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.
