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      Intern Interview

      3 Feb 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Illumina (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2017

      Interview

      The interview process for the iAspire program has 3 parts: 1. Video interview. This is a one-way behavioral interview conducted wherever you like, with basic questions such as "Why are you a good fit" or "Tell us about a time you experienced significant change". Nothing technical, a bit weird to talk to no one, and pretty stressful because once you answer, that's it. You are given a couple minutes to prep for each question. 2. Technical phone interview. This is with the actual manager for your position. Questions will vary for positions but it seems statistics is emphasized for the computational ones, ie. "What is a p-value". 3. In-person event. Once you get this far you are invited to HQ to meet other interns at the same time. They make you do: 2 group events in front of a handful of employees, a 5 min on-the-fly presentation to 2 people, and a 30 min actual interview with your hiring manager. The group events are interesting and the main goal is to see how you function on a team (5 people on your team). Previous years seem to have been similar - one was basically charades with legos (build something based on what one person sees in a box that you can't), and the other is hard to describe here but the gist of it is to put together clues you each have received on cards to guess the day something was completed.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell us about your most relevant experience in collaborating with others in a similar situation.
      Answer question
      9

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      Intern Interview

      9 Jul 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

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      Interview

      Virtual interview, I didn't get to talk to a real person, had to record all of my answers with a time limit, it was a horrible process and there was very little human communication

      Intern Interview

      8 Jan 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

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      The first step was an audio-only hirevue that allowed two attempts. After passing that, there were two video call interviews with team members for a total of around 90 minutes give or take.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Experience with teamwork, challenges, relevant experiences on resume.
      Answer question
      1

      Intern Interview

      21 Oct 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Illumina (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      Weird video interview where they asked me "How would you explain to a 6-year-old why the sky is orange at sunset." The other question I don't remember but was equally strange for a 2-question video interview. It felt very impersonal.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you explain to a 6-year-old why the sky is orange at sunset.
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