I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (West Hills, CA) in Jan 2023
Interview
4 Rounds of Interviews. 3rd round with 4 different people, 30 minutes each was onsite at West Hills location. HR asked behavioral questions and gave positive feedback. 2nd person, a woman, asked if as a woman I had an issue with leading mean with difficult personalities. It's 2023, this was inappropriate and misogynistic. I have led a team of men in the past. They said they liked my skillset...Waste of time to go onsite when the hiring director was listening to this person asking questions that are not in line with today's society and presuming a woman would have an issue. Recruiter never answered emails, only called after I requested a status update. It took an internal candidate to get my resume to her after numerous ignored emails by her and the site manager/director.
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Question 1
Q: Would you have an issue as a woman managing men with difficult personalities?
I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Manila, Manila)
Interview
All interviewers were very well prepared, and it's evident how proud they are of working for this Company. Its mission was mentioned several times during the interview, as well as their values
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Question 1
Situational examples of my experience, problems faced, and how I managed to resolve them
I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Glasgow, Scotland)
Interview
The interview process involved two stages with both the hiring manager and the department head. They lasted 45 mins each and were centred around competency based questions. Eight weeks after the final interview I asked for feedback and was told it was moving to offer stage. The HR contact then told me that the funding for the role had been reduced and offered 20% less than was initially advertised. I declined the role.
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Question 1
Can you tell me about a time when you've had to train staff on a technically complex area?
I thought for certain I would be hired for the position given my qualifications and recommendation from a current employee. They kept me around until the final round as a token Black woman, but ultimately I was not hired. Apparently they hired a White man, no surprise.