I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at BD (La Jolla, CA) in Apr 2019
Interview
I was contacted by the local manager to conduct a 30 minute phone interview about the position and my background. I was then contacted to do an in-person interview, first with the local manager and a high-level scientist, and then another interview with the entire team. I was informed of the decision a month later.
Though I didn't receive an offer, everyone was very nice and helpful. I felt that the employees were very open to questions and receptive to my responses.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and relate your experience to the work done at our company.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BD in Nov 2025
Interview
Applied on career portal, HR reached out in 1-2 week, only one interview with hiring manager arranged the next week. Waiting for offer and contract for 1 month. Quite smooth, but overall, the timing can be long.
Chat with HR screener, then with intern / co-op manager, mostly behavioral questions, on Microsoft teams. Asked about previous projects, resume, skills, etc. Interviewer was friendly, personable, and gave insight on daily intern duties.
Medium length, and was not the worst interview I've ever been in. Questions were not as bad as I thought, and it was a video interview so not as stressful as in person ones.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why do you want to work at this compay?