I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amgen (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
The interview was a behavioral one. General questions were asked about working in teams, leadership traits. Two people conducted my interview. It was an overall neutral experience. Would recommend only preparing general behavioral questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amgen (South San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Submitted resume via company website. Interviewed via phone 3-weeks after resume submission with the manager. The interview was only over the phone and it lasted around 45mins. After touching bases with the manager I was extended an offer extended 2 weeks after interview.
The interview process was very straight forward, and the questions were regarding the position described in the posting and what relevant experience did I have in the field to be able to hit the ground running for the project.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Have you had any experience in 'xxx' field? If so, what did you do?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amgen (South San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2014
Interview
Submitted application online via the website. Contacted by hiring manager for a phone interview 16 days after the online submission.
1 round of interview, 1-on-1 with hiring manager over the phone within a couple days after being contacted. Decision was rendered the following week.
Was contacted by HR and asked to do a background check, afterwards was given an offer. Post offer details involved drug test and another background check.
Overall, the interview process was very straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about yourself?
Q: Why Amgen?
Q: How does your background make you a good candidate for this position?
Q: What are you interested in?
Q: How much of the summer are you able to commit?
All the questions were very common interview questions.
