I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Takara (Gothenburg, Västra Götaland) in Nov 2018
Interview
I was asked to interview for the position two days after my application on the following week. Interview was 45 min, with the CEO (Takara Bio Europe), outgoing tech sales specialist, and production manager present. I was asked to describe myself, why I wanted to transition from research to industry, and a few questions about my technical qualifications and extracurricular work relevant to the position. They finished by letting me know they would contact me in the next few weeks with an answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why are you leaving academic research?
2. Are you able to teach others the technical aspects of our NGS automation system?
3. Do you have previous experience working with NGS systems?
I applied online. I interviewed at Takara (Mountain View, CA)
Interview
First a one on one interview with hiring manager. Then a week later was an interview with differerent members of the marketing group, in groups of 2 or 3. Second interview very long and tiring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What similar work have you done? How do you work in a team?