I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Exscientia (Oxford, England) in Jun 2021
Interview
Good and enjoyable despite being nervous. It was slightly lengthy (Phone Screen, Technical and a Panel) but I understand this is a technical role and important to get the right fit. I really enjoyed that I got to meet with the whole team and Executives - it felt like Exscientia wanted to ensure there was a good fit for both parties.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do I have working on multiple projects?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Exscientia
Interview
Long, disorganized and a complete waste of time. They do not seem to show a minimum of respect for the candidate, expecting them to be available for multiple rounds of interviews (where you get to answer the same questions that you answered in the previous rounds) which are rewarded with yet another round of interviews until you decide not to continue with the endless process. I personally gave up after the fifth or sixth round.
I am still amaze at their ability to request potential interview dates/times within a certain week to end up choosing whatever time works for the interviewers during a different week.
Although the current employees seem genuinely happy, the recruitment process exposes many red flags that cannot be ignored. It is hard not to recommend avoiding them at all cost.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal questions regarding your previous experiences. Leadership may ask the kind of conceptual, fuzzy questions that you would expect from someone who does not know the subject they are talking about, while wanting to appear competent on the field.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Exscientia (Oxford, England) in Aug 2021
Interview
1st round HR interview 15 mins
2nd round Technical session with recruiting manager 1 hour
3rd round Co founder discussion 30 mins
4th round Technical interview with 5 manager level scientist 2 hours
5th round Technical presentation 4-5 hours
In the middle I had multiple phone calls with HR recruiter
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the day to day work in your previous company ?
Programming experience and explain your expertise
Molecular dynamics simulations questions
Software and tools you have used for dynamics and docking
Most challenging experience in your previous company
Why are you looking for job change ?
Explain the alphafold2 published article, how did they solve protein folding problem
Role of water molecules is protein -ligand drug discovery
Explain force-field and why it is important