I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Carlsbad, CA) in May 2018
Interview
I was referred to this position through an internal Thermo Fisher recruiter. A week after a brief 30 minute phone interview, I was asked to attend the on-site interview in two weeks at Carlsbad. The interview consisted of three 30 min 1-on-1 interviews (one of mine canceled and didn't reschedule), one 1 hr interview with the direct hiring manager, and a 10-15 min presentation on one of their products followed by 10 min of questions regarding experimental troubleshooting and design. A few managers were 10-min late to the interview, but the employees seemed genuinely friendly and supportive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you respond to an angry customer who insists that your product is bad?
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Madrid) in Apr 2024
Interview
La entrevista fue cordial y sin problemas, pero lo decepcionante fue no recibir ninguna respuesta, pese a que mencionaron su intención de continuar con una segunda entrevista. Falta de comunicación.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experiencia tratando con clientes, situaciones complicadas o de desacuerdo con clientes, tres habilidades importantes para el puesto, preguntas técnicas.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Budapest) in Aug 2023
Interview
It took them many weeks to arrange an interview, then kept postponing it. After the interview, they said they would get back to me in a week, but they never did. It's been two months. The interview was with a supervisor and a manager. I won't be applying here anymore.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Glasgow, Scotland) in Apr 2022
Interview
I first applied via the website after my friend, who already works for the company, sent me the job description. I had two interviews: the first one was with the HR, it was very quick and not scientific interview. The second one was with my future manager and my future colleague and was more skills and science-related interview. I had an offer only few days after.
