I networked with several leaders at Thermo Fisher as well as attended a webinar for the Clinical Trials division. After about three weeks, I received an email from the recruiter indicating she would be reaching out shortly to setup time to connect. She never reached back out. Three weeks later, a different recruiter reached out. We spoke on the phone and had a fantastic conversation regarding open positions and my background. She mentioned I would be a good fit and would be reaching out soon for next steps. After several weeks and multiple follow ups, she never replied and I have not heard back since. Overall a very frustrating experience showing lack of alignment from the recruitment teams and lack of communication with candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard recruiting screen asking about my background and interest in the company.
At the initial phone interview it was made clear that I couldn't ask questions about what I'd be doing at the position. Instead, the hiring manager posed a long series of "How many years experience do you have with X" with a fairly rude attitude. It felt pretty indicative of the company culture as a whole so I declined the follow-up and pursued a role at another company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"How many years experience do you have with X" x 30
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bohemia, NY) in Aug 2019
Interview
Was contacted for an initial phone screen 18 days after my initial application, initially via phone. I replied back to the VM the HR representative left and scheduled an initial conversation with her. HR rep failed to call at the scheduled time, I waited 15 minutes and tried calling in, attempted to leave a voicemail, but the representative's VM inbox was full. Left an email then for her, which she replied to 20 minutes later. Representative then wanted to schedule another call for the same day and could not commit to a specific time, but called me 6 PM that night.
Phone screen was highly unprofessional; HR rep wanted to know specifically WHY I was available, whether I had property, a S.O., children, WHY specifically I was available for relocation to a distance that would be commutable from where I am currently living.
I tried to get the discussion back on track but HR rep continually kept asking really unprofessional questions and the interview ended on a negative note.
Would not recommend working here if even the HR staff are going to belittle potential employees and make it clear people with families, kids and commitments outside of work are not welcome. Interview touched only very briefly on my technical skill, management experience and process knowledge. I have not received a follow up email, call, or any other contact from the rep following this conversation nearly a month later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have children, a spouse? WHY are you able to relocate?