Genentech·Research Scientist

Genentech Research Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

South San Francisco, CAPosted Jan 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying online, I heard from a hiring manager and the initial interview went really well.

The next step was a call with HR focused on administrative fit questions, and it also seemed to go exceptionally well.

During that HR call, I was repeatedly assured that my application would move forward and that I’d be contacted later to schedule the in-person interviews. The timeline did slip a bit because of holidays and people being out of office, but I still waited almost three weeks before following up.

That follow-up didn’t get answered at all—HR didn’t reply, even after the reassurance. A month later I received an automated rejection email from the application portal. The whole

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