Illumina·Research Scientist

Illumina Research Scientist interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Sep 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My initial screening was virtual and pretty distinctive: I was asked to record a video response to a set of prompts with very tight prep and response windows.

The technical aspect showed up right away too—after that, I had more direct questions that leaned into optics topics.

Once the video step was done, HR followed up and I moved into a hiring-manager conversation by phone. From there, scheduling pulled me toward an on-site interview set a couple weeks later, turning the process from asynchronous to a more traditional live format.

Even though it was still fairly smooth, it felt like they moved between formats quickly. The recorded interview added pressure because you had to think fast, and the optics questions confirmed they weren’t looking for

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