Genentech Employee Job Reviews in the United States

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great company to work for but went from 12,000 employees to 92,000 employees. Not as easy to know everyone and feel like you have an impact."

"Helpful"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Great company and great people"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"When they eliminated my position"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To put their feet in other's shoes"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"EVERYTHING"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"YES TRY TO GET IN"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"TO LISTEN AND LEARN"

"Interesting to look back on an previous employer you would like to work with again."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"This was only a contract position and it don't rehire contractor within a three years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If a manager is willing to rehire you go for it that is team dynamic."

"Makes me proud that I worked there."

"Great company to make a long-time stand."

"Lots of stress, but the money was good."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Great employees; very hard working."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"The hours, the commute, and the stress."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust people to do their jobs."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"the money"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be hip"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"unreliable job security"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"come down from the clouds"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"teamwork,success rate, and work environment"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your stuff."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"the move to oregon"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Roche is top notch, they got their priorties set."

"Good employer let go of about 50 people at one time first layoff in 50 years"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"They were very fair"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a very traditional Japanese company You will say please and thank you or you will not get hired"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"I was doing a good job, and was told so till I was let go"

"The best experienc I have had at a company so far."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"The Team I worked with I got to know very well and we were all really supportive of each other while working on projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Having a background in the tools Genentech use on their projects such as MQC, Clearquest, and LiveLink is very helpful."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"There was a lot of down time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Having better communication between the programmers and testers would help projects to be completed more efficiently."

"Genentech is my second family."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"The culture and the flexibilities"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. It's not about what you learn. It's about if you are the person who can learn and grow in the company."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"The people are what make working interesting and awarding."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your employee and protect them as they are a member of your family"

"Was a great company."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Great people, empowered to run your group,"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"If you do well, they keep you in the same position, little opportunity to learn other parts of business"

"Genentech continues to evolve as it expands, which is a good thing"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Challenge and diversity of the place. There is always something going on there. Exemplary science at work. Genentech support activities from development (of new products), through the clinical phase, laboratory work and manufacturing. Great potential for growth."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show your passion and enthusiasm when you interview."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"HR definitely needs more resources to address the shear volume of applications.Not much of a corporate image outside of the biotech world. They could definitely toot their horn more for all the things they have accomplished."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remove the silos that limit departmental growth. Define the structure. There are too many QA legs, engineering legs, compliance legs and hence a lack of good communication sometimes."

"It is a good company."