I applied online. I interviewed at Sanofi (Neuilly-sur-Seine)
Interview
Was contacted by a recruiter saying my experience was great for a role on offer.
I has also applied for that role even if I did not have all the "desirable" experiences. Since the recruiter contacted me irrespective of my application, it would not be too much to assume that my profile was interesting enough and I had transferrable skills for the post.
What a disappointment and waste of time though as during the call, it was obvious the recruiter had not bothered to even review my profile or CV and was simply going through the checklist of requirements like a robot. She even had the gall to ask for my salary while refusing to share the salary range of the position.
Frankly, I expected more from Sanofi. It was clear that the recruiter had just randomly done a search on LinkedIn and sent cut and paste messages to many people. It was a bad experience. I expected more from Sanofi!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question was do you have questions for me on the post? (Frankly, what sort of question is that)
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Sanofi (Cambridge, MA) in May 2022
Interview
Interview consisted of three rounds, one with the recruiter/HR, one with hiring manager and peer, and one with the hiring manager's supervisor. Overall it was a smooth behavioral style interview.
Things went smooth until they didn’t. Had recruiter screener and 3 interviews. Then literally nothing. Ghosted. I would expect this from a disorganized company, but my Sanofi recruiter was previously very communicative about every step. That made it jarring to just hear…nothing. After a week of radio silence I reached out and was met with….more radio silence. Very unprofessional and made me want to badmouth the company to everyone I know.