Candidates were asked to prepare a 5 minute presentation of themselves in a desired format such as powerpoint presentation, poster, video, oral presentation; anything creative. Once there, you are with other candidates in the meeting room to solve (individual, not in group) half an hour ''case study'', which you present once you have an interview either in powerpoint or just as a brief oral summary. Necessity of case study is unexplained, unclear and completely mysterious, especially since they don't ask technical questions as they previously explained in their communication. It is nonsense that you should just read and apparently understand. I got confused and very concerned about working with such a company. It seemed like they were testing my reading and simple understanding abilities and skills rather than asking me how to solve simple actual case problems. It is kind of shocking that I have this evaluation only after 4 months of recruitment process and a few hardworking years of PhD education.
After the case study, each of you enter a dedicated room where interviewers are waiting for you. They indeed asked almost all negative questions that underestimate you, but they present them in such a positive way. I suppose everyone read this glassdoor review previously and was prepared for it. They also ask this absurd question, who I would like to have dinner with and why. All in all, they were all RA ‘(non-)’professionals and such questions should be asked from someone who studied how to actually evaluate them, like a HR personal.
They really want to look friendly and nice, but you cannot understand what is actually of importance for them during this interview. You have no clue how many candidates there are actually at the time, and how they rate or grade their answers considering that there are few groups of interviewers. Finally, at the end you have time to ask them questions but they provided very generic, diplomatic unacceptable answers. This indeed means that they are fishing you based on group preference, since you have no chance to speak or present yourself to another group of interviewers. Very disappointing for a company with such core values. Another disappointment was that such healthcare professionals as they should be, during pandemic, freely walked without masks or under their noses without respect of social distancing. It is very clear that they select candidates at that moment, so I am curious whether the outcome will come soon or after 3 months, just before the start of this position. One can give their best, but it is all about coincidence and not experience. I would be really desperate to accept such a position and such an unethical environment. If you read this for purposes of preparation for the interview, do not have high expectations and hopes!
