Associative Production Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at MilliporeSigma with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associative Production Scientist roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MilliporeSigma overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MilliporeSigma as a Associative Production Scientist according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at MilliporeSigma (Oakland, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
There was an initial phone screen that lasted approximately 30 minutes and the person on the phone was incredibly helpful and informative. The actually interview was 2 hours with the first 45 minutes being a presentation followed by a Q and A for the remaining hour and fifteen minutes. All of the interviewers were kind and it felt like they wanted me to succeed in this process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your collegiate laboratory experience
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at MilliporeSigma (Madison, WI) in Apr 2025
Interview
Simple and fast process. An HR call and then a virtual panel interview with 4 people. Both interviews were straightforward, asking about experiences with behavioral questions. The interviewers were very knowledgeable and friendly.
I applied online. I interviewed at MilliporeSigma (Sheboygan, WI)
Interview
Easy, straightforward, personable. It felt much more like a conversation than an interview. First was an HR call, then a video call with two hiring managers describing the job and asking career questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about my experience and how far in my career id want to go with them.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MilliporeSigma
Interview
A phone interview, followed by a Microsoft Teams interview, followed by an in person interview. Interview questions were pretty straightforward. It seemed like they wanted to just get a feel for my personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's an example of a successful project you worked on?