The interview process was pleasant but with many breakout sessions. If you have a full-time job, a bit hard to schedule for all the interview sessions. Questions are a mix of technical and behavioral

This occurred at the Singapore branch of Illumina. They were seeking a scientist specifically for material characterization and with experience with thermogravimetric analysis. The interview was conducted online with 3 - 4 members with the hiring manager attending online. Despite answering their questions, they appeared disinterested throughout the whole interview session and seem to be reading questions off a binder. After the interview, I realized they updated their LinkedIn job description to include more details and notably, they required an "experienced" scientist which wasn't present previously.