I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Johannesburg) in Jan 2025
Interview
Went through 3 stages (screening, hiring managers interview, senior director interview) everyone was great and friendly but the offer was well below my ask. It was very disappointing since I made my salary expectations clear from the screening call. I had to decline however be sure to triple check that the recruiter gets your salary expectations down from the get go to avoid disappointment. The recruiter tried but the hiring managers couldnt do any better.
The interactions were really friendly and very approachable. Pity things didnt work out.
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STAR based questions and a presentation at the second stage.
I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Hesston, PA)
Interview
Missleading, inaccurate, not realistic. promised everything and delivered nothing. Very sad I was so hopeful and happy to try and have a career there but it was a was of time and so much stress.
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Honestly dont remember but they were just S.T.A.R questions.
It was a terrible interview process. Made me do several rounds of interviews with a constant rotation of recruiters. Incredibly unprofessional with no updates for months. Only decided to close my application when I followed up. One of the interviewers was also incredibly negative about his experience at Thermofisher Scientific, often commenting, "people here aren't future-forward thinking".
This is bureaucracy at its finest, and I would recommend anyone applying to Thermofisher Scientific to have a 10-foot pole distance from them. They will make you go through a roller coaster for nothing.
Phone screen with the recruiter, then a video call, followed by an on site panel interview. The panel interview had 5 different people in 30 minute blocks, with potential coworkers and HR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle resource requests when multiple people need the same resources at the same time
