Ik heb via een werknemersdoorverwijzing gesolliciteerd. De procedure duurde 4 weken. Ik heb gesolliciteerd bij Biogen (Boston, MA) in aug 2021
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I had a screening call followed up an interview with the hiring manager followed up 4 seperate interviews with their panel. I had a poor interview experience. Interviewers canceled at the last minute, showed up late, did not answer my questions clearly, could not understand why they were interviewing me, cut me mid-interview, and misprounced my name. The talent team handed me off from person to person, so I didn't know who the right contact person was. They asked for my availability for interview scheduling and they did not respect that. They told me they would get back to me by the end of the week and then didn't get back to be until the following week. They gave me an offer and gave me benefits information only hours before the offer. I initially accepted the offer but then was getting push back to start sooner. Then I had a covid scare with my children and the recruiter was rude about the fact that I wasn't responding back. I declined the offer as I don't think there is any amount of money where I can withstand so much disrespect.
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Tell me about a time you displayed the characteristic of pioneering.
I don't want to go into a lot of details since I don't want to burn my bridge with Biogen for future opportunities. What I will say is that I was contacted by an internal Biogen recruiter for a position which was clearly a stretch – technically I was qualified for the role but I would've needed a lot of training and onboarding support. HR was at least pleasant to deal and speak with but the hiring manager asked very technical questions which they either knew or should have known that I wouldn't be able to answer. My suspicion is that I was that one "poor sucker" external candidate who Biogen is legally and ethically required to speak with before internally promoting someone. Ultimately I now realize that, beyond "networking" with HR, this was a complete waste of time. So be very, very careful if a Biogen recruiter reaches out to you, especially in this 2025-2026 job market, because there's a very good chance that they're fishing for their next sucker
Ik heb online gesolliciteerd. Ik heb gesolliciteerd bij Biogen (Boston, MA)
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HR - HR Manager - Team - HR.
First was an interview or prelim screening by an HR rep. Then was a meeting with hiring manager. Then the process was a full days interview
Ik heb via een recruiter gesolliciteerd. De procedure duurde 4 maanden. Ik heb gesolliciteerd bij Biogen
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Long (3+ months). Went through 4 different recruiters with initial screens painting a very different picture of what the final job offer looked like. Extremely disappointed at being lied to and then receiving a job offer 30-40% below compensation expectations that Biogen recruiters established from the start.
Booking an hour long meeting for 5 minute phone call is also unprofessional at best - an email would suffice just the same. The back and forth with the final recruiter once an offer was received was very, very slow. On average 5-7 business days was typical response time.
Not a reflection at all on the employees I met, they were top notch and I would have loved to work with them.
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Questions based on a spectrum of different behavioral psychology aspects
