I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
Phone screen by HR, then by Hiring Manager and concluded with an onsite Interview (included a seminar presentation open to more members than interview panel). Hiring manager came back with an offer within one month of phone screen and offer was fair and competitive
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe an issue where solution was not straight forward
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Standard HR interview, then panel interview onsite. Good interview process standard process, nothing too hard to answer. Interviewed with Director then hiring manager and team. They all explained their responsibilities and allowed for questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
Started with an HR screen that described the company culture and 1-2 behavior questions. The next step was with the hiring manager, a few technical panels. Lots of behavioral / situational questions. Interview was done onsite but some of the panel interviewers were onsite and virtual.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Genentech in Oct 2021
Interview
Got a phone interview with a some kind of engineer. The interviewer was young and surprisingly unqualified. Didn't expect this from Genentech. By the end of the interview I told her I was not interested in the position anymore. Decided to stay at my current job and not to apply to Genentech, at least for now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Regular stupid behavioral questions. Some low end technical questions about chromatography etc.
