Field Service Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Illumina with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Field Service Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Illumina overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Illumina as a Field Service Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
Background check: 15%
Drug test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Illumina (New York, NY) in Nov 2018
Interview
Initial communication from Talent Acquisition encouraging me to apply, then first phone call from the hiring manager about 3 weeks later. Phone interview, then live interview 2 days later. Interview lasted about 2 hours, and included the hiring manager, manager of applications scientists, and a senior field service engineer.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to break the rules to resolve an issue.
I had a phone screen with HR, and it was pretty straightforward. However, they needed someone to start earlier than I could, so unfortunately, it didn't work out. Despite that, the overall experience was relatively relaxed and pleasant.
International video conference Interview in English with the person from HR in USA, Michel Pitre that make an interview without to see my resume. Maybe I was select by a robot and send to him. He said will get contact with me and pass thru my resume to Brazil as soon as possible but 3 or 4 days after I receved a Standard answer I was not selected for that position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basicly was asked to me to talk about my experience in the area of Field Service and if I know the company.
Microsoft Teams meeting, interview was led directly by hiring manager. It was a standard interview with behavioral questions. Everyone was friendly and professional and I sensed they have high standards that a prospective Illumina employee should fulfill.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard interview questions, both behavioral and competency based.