Sanofi video interview questions
7 researched questions — 7 reported by real candidates or published by Sanofi. Updated August 2026.
1Introduce yourself.
Reported by multiple candidatesMotivation & backgroundOften the opening question with the longest answer window.
Practice this in the mock2Why do you want to work at Sanofi?
Reported by multiple candidatesMotivation & backgroundReported answered in English on the graduate programme.
Practice this in the mock3Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock4What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Reported by a candidatePast behaviorReported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.
Practice this in the mock5What do you know about Sanofi?
Reported by a candidatePast behaviorReported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.
Practice this in the mock6Tell me about a time you led a global team.
Reported by a candidatePast behavior· VIE (France)Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.
Practice this in the mock7How do you stay informed about current events?
Reported by a candidatePast behavior· VIE (France)Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.
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Take the Sanofi mock interviewHow the Sanofi hiring process works
Sanofi's official pipeline runs from online application through Talent Acquisition CV review, with only shortlisted candidates contacted. Next comes a short recruiter phone conversation covering background, the role, and logistics. The interview stage then uses a mix of formats — face-to-face, panel, business-case presentations, and video interviews that are either live over Zoom or recorded on a one-way platform. Sanofi's official target is completing hiring within 2-3 months; Glassdoor's aggregate across roughly 950 reported interviews averages about 38 days, with VIE processes reported around 22 days and internships around 37.
In the recorded one-way round, candidates report that each question is presented by a pre-recorded video of a person, followed by about 30 seconds to think before recording. VIE candidates in France describe four questions of roughly one minute each, with a longer window (about 4 minutes) for the opening self-introduction and no retakes; other reports describe three questions with the chance to review and re-record up to two more times. Employers configure these settings per requisition, so treat question counts, timers, and retake allowances as variable. One graduate-programme report notes the recorded answers were given in English alongside English-language and reasoning evaluations, consistent with the EasyRecrue/iCIMS platform's bundled language and skills tests.
Sanofi explicitly coaches behavioral interviewing on its careers site — questions open with "Tell me about a time when..." or "Give me an example of..." — and recommends the STAR method, so expect the one-way questions to mix self-presentation, motivation, and STAR-style behavioral prompts. Final rounds are with the hiring manager or a panel, sometimes with a business-case presentation; some graduate schemes reportedly end in an assessment-center-style final round, though that detail comes from prep sites and is uncorroborated. Notably, there is no credible evidence that Sanofi uses game-based assessments (pymetrics, Arctic Shores, HireVue games, or similar) anywhere in its process — prepare for recorded video and behavioral interviewing, not neuroscience games.
About this research
- Researched questions
- 7 — 7 officially published or candidate-reported
- Typical format
- One-way video; a common setup is 30s prep + ~2 min answers. Employers configure their own timing, question count, and retakes.
- Research updated
- August 2026 · part of our evidence-labeled video-interview question bank
Best-supported scope: France (including the VIE program) and UK early-talent, internship, and graduate-programme applicants who receive a recorded one-way video interview; the documented platform in France is EasyRecrue, now iCIMS Video Interviews — not HireVue.
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