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Author: | Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader
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| Date: | 06-04-10 09:28am |
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A good point- contacting directly to the dept head and personally presenting CV already works best to anyone. But the "identifying/locating the supervisor" that you're applying for the job sometimes can not be that straight forward. Roche keeps their employee directory confidential, not posting for the public access.
I live in East coast and don't know anyone who's working at Genentech at the moment. Do you have a good suggestion? I feel that out of hundreds of application paper stacks, my CV/cover letter might have never been read by the upper person who's making the decision. I've been applying for the jobs there lately that I am even far over-qualified, but somehow my paper might be dropped out at a some point from their screening before reaching to the division director, for example (well, sounds like everybody's problem, too, nowadays...)
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jul 31, 2010, 09:48AM |
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PhDs think they are overqualified to work in industry where in fact they are not, PhDs are trained for academics job, they are not trained for hurdles of R&D and manufacturing, PhDs in academia only learned about solving a specific biological problem without dealines, PhDs have no idea about team work, team working skills, working under pressure working in a regulated environment under GMP, GLP, USDA, ISO guidelines is what matters most. On top of that since you are working in an organization you have to be able to work in teams, and that is not taught in graduate school, you must solve other type of problems besides such as conflict management and problem solving to make processes better. I laugh when somebody with a PhD with 0 years of experience in industry say they are overqualified. |
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| Author: Disagree |
Aug 01, 2010, 09:50AM |
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Ok so I am a PhD learner and I work in device R&D. I have experience in both Class II and III devices, as well as, pharmaceuticals (solid oral dose and parenterals). I have to say that I strongly disagree. The enhanced skill set that I now bring, particularly to the validation, research and development studies components of the business, are generally better than those of my non-doctoral peers. I am in fact sought out as an SME. I suspect that my utility is a direct result of industry experience coupled with my doctoral skill set.
My point here is that blanket statements are generally not appropriate. They are ambiguous at best and there are copious deviations.
Academic research DOES correlate well. I use some of my academic skill set to review CERs for the EU and documents going to the FDA. Because of my "academic experience" I am able to well prove my points and know how to cite them for reproducibility. |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jul 31, 2010, 09:46AM |
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PHDs think they are overqualified to work in industry where in fact they ar enot, PhDs are trained for academics job, they ar enot trained for hurdles of R&D and manufacturing, PHDs in academia onlye learned about solving a specifici biological problem without any problem witthout dealines, PHds hav eno idea about team work, team working skills, working under pressure working in a regulated environment under GMP, GLP, USDA, ISO guidelines is what matters most. On top of that isnce you are working in an organization you have to be able to work in teams, and that is not taught in graduate school, you must solve other type of problems besides such as conflict management and problem solving to make processes better. I laugh when somebody with a PhD with 0 years of experience in industry say they are overqualified. |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jul 30, 2010, 09:37AM |
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To the one who had a full-day interview for the scientist position at Genentech 4 wks ago, would you mind sharing what is like your career background as a candidate (postdoc training, publications, work experiences, any networking, etc)? Plus, how long did it take for you to get the formal interview since the time you applied for the job, and discuss any information you can share with us.
I have been applying several research positions (scientist, etc) there and for some I must have qualified more than enough, but I am not getting much feedback from there, wondering where am I standing within the application pool. As everyone say, it's a tough job market and I need to each time re-structure my strategy, but at the same time I want to hear more hand-on experience from you guys if you can. |
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| Author: HM6000 |
Jul 27, 2010, 05:17PM |
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Be prepared to wait months. They have an incredibly slow process and don't seem to care as they are viewed as a highly desirable company to work for. Be patient but maybe keep looking as well. Good luck |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jul 27, 2010, 09:50AM |
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I recommend that you email your contact there. Say that you are still interested and ask them if there is an interest in you and if any decision has been made.
Best of luck to you. |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jul 26, 2010, 02:20PM |
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I interviewed (fully day f2f with seminar & dinner later) at genentech 4 weeks ago for a scientist position and have not heard back from them since. typically how long do they take to get back to you?
if the decision is a 'no' do they let you know? |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jun 16, 2010, 10:16PM |
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You must know someone to get into these places |
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| Author: TS |
Jun 04, 2010, 04:23AM |
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They are very slow. I got a call few months back based on my resume submitted in their data base one year back. So I had to send them an updated resume before the phone interview. After the phone interview, selected candidates are invited for a half day interview with other scientists in the group. If you pass that hurdle, they will call you for a full fledged interview with seminar and meeting with higher ups. I realized that they will still call people for first round phone interview when there are few candidates going through their final round for the same position. That is more frustrating than being slow. |
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| Author: TB |
Jun 03, 2010, 02:04PM |
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I agree that their interview process is slow and complex. From my experience the best way ( and maybe only way)is to identify someone internaly and send them your CV. They can probaly move your application more effectively. If you continue applying on their web site- you will probaly get no where.
TB |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jun 03, 2010, 11:33AM |
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I have been frustrated w/ their hiring process. It is a great place to work. There is nothing wrong w/ writing the HR contact to ask if you are still being considered. |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jun 04, 2010, 08:43AM |
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Both readers are correct. Genentech gets a lot of activity because they are perceived as a "want to work for them" company. You have to be very patient with the interview process at Genentech. They don't seem to care how long they take and if the prospective employee is inconvenienced. |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jun 03, 2010, 08:25AM |
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I worked for Genentech for a while. They are very slow in carrying out the interview process. i.e. Many interviews. They said that they have many thousands of applications every week. |
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| Author: Anonymous ChemistryGuy Reader |
Jun 02, 2010, 09:42AM |
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I'm a Ph.D. with over 10 yrs of experiences in biomedicial research in academia applying lately for several GenenTech scientist positions. But there review process appear to be very slow, the job posts there appear to stay for months. Could anyone who has recently been called for interview or been hired tell me about the Genentech review/selection process if you know any? They use their own internal staffing crew to pre-screen candidates, and I assume that the competition must be stiff.
I consider myself well qualified for the positions (I have been a faculty for years, having been funded with research grant, etc), but haven't been getting a response from them yet, making me puzzled/wondering about their selection process. Could anyone provide me an insight on this, for example, is it possible for them to screen out a mid-age professional like I am, by chance? |
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