Scientist I applicants have rated the interview process at Zymo Research with 3 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 52.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist I roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zymo Research overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Zymo Research as a Scientist I according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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Screening call process was standard interview questions. Furthermore they also asked a mix of technical and a couple off the wall questions. Call was with the 2 group leaders and lasted an hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had unlimited resources what kind of startup would you build?
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Zymo Research (Irvine, CA) in Jun 2016
Interview
The employees are very friendly. The interview process was smooth and well organized. I was taken out for a nice lunch with interviewers. They also gave me freedom to order hotel and flights. I like the flexibility.