by Pam Maynard » Tue May 03, 2005 4:01 pm
Hi Bill and Naledi,
Yes, I am be happy to share this information with the forum members.
Another very important criteria for appointment into Genentech (postdoc or Scientist/Group Leader) is the ability of the candidate to give a good seminar and for them to interact and collaborate productively with colleagues, including those from other disciplines and this criteria is evaluated in the interview process. Here is what you should be prepared for;
First, a phone interview is conducted with the most promising candidates (most often by the hiring manager but sometimes by a staffing consultant - depending on the hiring manager's preference) and letters of recommendation are requested (at least three outside letters of evaluation, if possible, from at least two different institutions). In a phone interview you'll want to be prepared to answer questions about your background (ie. interest level, scientific objectives, availability to begin a new position, salary/compensation requirements, etc.) Next, you will be contacted by whomever conducted the phone interview and informed
as to whether or not you have been chosen for a formal face-to-face interview. Each interviewee shall present a seminar on their research accomplishments. And, finally, after presenting his/her research, you will have a full day of interviews meeting individually with peer scientists, postdocs, the Dept Director and the Dept VP. Going into this final part of the process, you'll want to be prepared to give
specific examples of how you performed certain tasks or skills in the past.
~Pam