Interview was relatively standard, friendly people first just a discussion about previous work and so on. Then a bit more of a technical exercise. First meeting was on teams, did not make it through but I was not given a reason or feedback other than looking for someone with more experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was oddly a spelling test, and some general patent questions
The process comprised of: An initial written task A preliminary interview A final interview Completion of two psychometric tests The interviews were enjoyable and asked questions relating to motivation, competency based questions and technical questions related to describing an invention.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Venner Shipley (Cambridge, England) in Feb 2022
Interview
Two rounds. First on zoom, involved a written exercise, questions about the task and then some typical motivational/technical questions.
Second round was in person and involved a chemistry test followed by a discussion about it.
Never heard back after the final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Define conformation, diastereoisomer and one other chemistry term.
What is the difference between:
imply and infer
continuous and continual
turgid and turbid
some nomenclature questions.
what are three essential features of a post-it note.
Explaining whether a number of molecules fall into the description of a patent.
