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I interviewed at Zymeworks (Vancouver, BC) in Sept 2021
Interview
Interview was mostly about getting to know my previous experience with skills I'd need during my co-op. Know your own experience/research in depth - they asked a few technical details to clarify things.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In what types of research projects have you used X skill? (ex. flow cytometry)
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zymeworks in Feb 2022
Interview
Several rounds of interviews - expect this to take multiple weeks.
Beginning with phone conversation with HR > Meeting with team and answering questions based on resume > Displaying competency and relevant knowledge through one or more presentation(s).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous experience > relevance of experience to role > examples of problem solving and people skills.
The interview was long with basic and advanced question specific to the previous lab experience, about their company. The interviewer also asked about workplace situations like conflicts, work overload and how you managed these problems or any any conflict in previous job.