Process/Product Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Illumina 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 58.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Process/Product Engineering 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 Illumina overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Illumina as a Process/Product Engineering according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Illumina
Interview
I applied through Career Center. There were two rounds of interview for 40 minutes total. I was asked typical behavioral questions and some questions about DNA and statistics. For future applicants, review some basic knowledge about DNA, such as what nucleotides are in DNA, what bonds are in DNA, and how one can denature DNA, and statistics, such as concepts of mean, standard deviation, median. Also, do not say anything that you are not completely familiar with since the interviewer will ask you to elaborate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe mean to a 5 year old.
What bonds are important in DNA?
What is your ideal boss?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Illumina
Interview
Had an on-campus interview through my university. Talked to two hiring managers for about 20 min each. A lot of stats and bio related questions in addition to behavioral questions. It was very technical for a first round interview, so be prepared for that. Make sure you know your basic stat concepts and bio concepts. Have examples for the behavioral questions ready.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are reasons that a microscope image would be blurry?
Draw an activation energy curve?
Describe standard deviation to a five year old.
What is the function of DNA?