I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BASF (Ludwigshafen) in Feb 2016
Interview
The application was for a position on their subsidiary startup trinamix GmbH. The whole interview process was well-organized and professionally handled. The only drawback was that there were too many interviews, 4 sets of interviews at different dates. It started with a phone interview with the hr recruiter. Then another phone interview with a technical person. Then an interview day where 12 people interview you two at a time and on top of that you have to give a presentation of past research work plus a research proposal on the job position you are applying for. So that entailed that I had to go over hundreds of pages of their patents. Then another interview day with 4 more people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were given 2 million euros to do any research you want, what would it be?
Said I wasn’t qualified for an entry level position when I had more years than required. They where slow to get back to me and would say I’d be a fit for a lower level.
Offline tests (approximately 1 hour)
Telephone interview (approximately 20 minutes)
In-person interview (approximately 6 hours)
The position wasn’t a perfect fit for me, so I didn’t receive an offer. However, everyone was very professional, and I really liked the organization.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BASF (Gent) in Dec 2023
Interview
2 rounds of interviews, first interview was easy with some of general question related to Human resources.
The second round was more difficult. There are 5 people in the room with a lot of brain burning questions. They requires much experiences and knowledge on that field.
Data challenge to be done
Intensive knowledge about the position
In overall they require a very talented people for the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Introduce 5-10mins about yourself: experience & motivation
2. What do you know about BASF
4. What could be the difficulties for you in this position?
5. Your weakness
6. How handle conflict
7. Why you apply for this position
8. What is expected salary
10. How do you see yourself in the team
