Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Lonza with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lonza overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lonza as a Scientist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 26%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Lonza
Interview
I was contacted by their internal recruiter and quickly scheduled a phone call. Said recruiter did not show up for our call. Nor did they reply to my E-mail asking to reschedule....you know, since they didn't show up. They never responded. I had to E-mail again and finally heard back about rescheduling (mind you, no apologizes for missing the first call). Recruiter call was standard and I ended up getting a second interview. I should have taken the recruiter's behavior as a red flag. The interview with the hiring manager was awful. The interviewer was incredibly rude. The entire interview felt like they were assuming I was lying on my resume and wanted me to prove that I was not. I am not talking about "tell us what you did during X process". I am talking about "Tell me the 4th step in this specific process". It was very clear that this person felt this process was a waste of their time and did not respect their fellow humans. Not surprisingly, I was ghosted after this. Super professional. I ended up getting a job elsewhere and never looked back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the name of the machine you used on this thing you did >7 years ago?
What is the specific size of X thing that you MIGHT have used?
It is al online and automated. I had to send all of my papers but it was all not too bad, just CV and motivation letter. I got a negative answer a few days later. I have applied to a few other positions and get a very fast rejection. At least their system is efficient .
Applied online, after 2 weeks got a screening phone call with HR, then 2 weeks after that got an interview in person. Position still available online now 3 weeks and counting, after the interview. never heard back, followed up, no response. Really unprofessional experience to ghost candidates like that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a project where you had to troubleshoot.
The interview was arranged in the course of 2 weeks which includes an initial interview as well as technical assessments to perform. After technical assessment, no news from the company (with the role still extant publicly).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think you can contribute to the company?