I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Edmonton, AB)
Interview
Initial phone interview (1 h), followed by an on-site interview one week later. Interview starts with a dinner with senior staff- order wine for table. Next day candidate gives a seminar (1 h) followed by a full day of various interview panels, site tours and 1:1 interviews. Many many opportunities to ask questions and learn about company culture. Soft skills highly emphasized during interviews, a few technical questions. Come prepared with scenarios to address HR-type questions like "explain a time when you hd a disagreement with a manager or coworker, how was it resolved" and then be prepared to answer the same question multiple times with different panels. Overall experience was positive and as a candidate I felt increasingly comfortable as the day went on. Staff spent a lot of time selling the company and location.
HM phone screening and onsite interview with presentation. There was a group lunch with few team members. At the end of the day, there was a HR interview. I received a rejection by email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
technical question. trouble shooting skills, and cooperation skills
I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)
Interview
The interview process at Gilead had 4 stages:
Round 1: 30 min phone call with recruiter
Round 2: 30 min 1:1 phone interview with Hiring Manager (technical)
Round 3: 30 min phone interview with HM + 3 senior leaders of the group (technical)
Round 4: All day in-person interview - 1 hour presentation with Q+A, and 1:1, 2:1 or 3:1 interviews with department colleagues
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of technical questions based on experience highlighted in my CV
I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)
Interview
The entire process was fast and focused mainly on technical questions. It was a great experience overall. It was a great opportunity to meet a team of brilliant scientists. Overall great experience.