I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Pleasanton, CA) in Dec 2021
Interview
1 interview by recruiter to go over the position and team and general questions 5 zoom interviews with team lead and team members 1 hour each, technical questions based on the position as well as overall qPCR and genomics applications questions and personality based questions
I had a screening interview shortly after submitting the application. The call went well, the recruiter indicated that I am well aligned with the role and that the would like to move quickly with the application so I can expect a relatively fast process. At this point I have been waiting for any feedback for 1.5 months and have not even received an automated rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about background and specific tools, techniques I have experience with
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Interview
One interview with HR and one interview with hiring manager, was a pretty short process, it was one whole day at their office for everything and then I received an offer a couple weeks later.
I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA)
Interview
Multiple interviews you need to go through but with standard questions. Interviewers were very nice and easy to talk to. Be able to discuss the current work you are doing and your attributes
Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thermo Fisher Scientific overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Research Associate according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 16%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Drug test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
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