I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Los Angeles, CA) in Dec 2021
Interview
There were two rounds, all behavioral questions. Nothing crazy, the typical behavioral questions. One with a recruiter and one with hiring managers. It was a very average behavioral interview. You can look up behavioral interviews and find some to practice
I applied online. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Apr 2025
Interview
Behavioral; I was asked why I was interested in manufacturing, why pharma, times I overcame a difficult situation. Nothing technical was asked. It was a sequential interview with 3 different people on the team I was hired onto.
Manufacturing Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manufacturing Intern roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals as a Manufacturing Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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