I applied online. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Bray, Wicklow) in Oct 2022
Interview
Screening phone call initially with HR / recruiter and then a formal interview following this, if successful. The phone call lasted about twenty minutes. The formal interview had lab personnel and was over Microsoft teams / Zoom. Overall a relatively straightforward and typical interview experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your current role? What are your current duties or responsibilities? Educational background? Why are you interested in working at Takeda?
The process took two weeks. They asked many technical questions, looking for the understanding of my preveous experiences and my technical knowledge in analytical chemistry. The questions were resonable and some of them I did not proved a clear answer.
It consisted of three separate interviews within the span of 1 week. The first interview involved the hr department, the second interview was with the supervisor and the last interview was with the head of quality.
QC Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals as a QC Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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