HR screen and then 2-3 hrs of panel interviews with the team. This is an entry level/early careers position, so I appreciated how quick the process was. Questions were just related to your background experiences and what you're looking for. Plenty of opportunity to ask questions about team/role.
Things were a bit unorganized though, hiring manager wasn't specified and agenda for panel was sent late. Not too big of a deal in terms of impacting preparation.
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Question 1
Can you tell me about your background? On your resume, it says you did x,y,z, can you tell me more?
It went very long, had a few questions that tripped me up but overall pleasant experience, not too many technical question. Towards the end the conversation became light and was just making conversation about the whole scope of operations based on the needs of the job description.
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Question 1
If you made a mistake in the lab what is the first thing you do?
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson (Leiden) in Mar 2026
Interview
Online gesolliciteerd. En ze hebben mijn sollicitatie niet goedgekured. Maar ik denk dat als ze je goed kandidaat vinden, hebben ze eerst een telefongesprek met jou daarna een online meeting.
I applied online. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson (Beerse) in Jun 2025
Interview
One interview with the managers and directors from the department for a position as associate scientist via interim (Randstad Professionals). This interview was mainly focused on personal interests and knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared for the question: Why not pursuing a PhD?