I applied in-person. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Jun 2013
Interview
Eerst telefonisch interview met recruiter, daarna met peers. Vervolgens 4 f2f gseprekken (op 1 dag!) met verschillende personen (heeft ook te maken met kanditaten die niet in NL wonen). Voor deze gesprekken moest een opdracht worden voorbereid en gepresenteerd.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Nov 2015
Interview
In about a week after applying I was contacted by their HR manager with a positive reply. The phone screening was scheduled. However they didn't call and only in several hours I got an email with a suggestion to reschedule for the following week. The screening interview was rather short but to the point. The HR suggested right away that I should be taking the second round of interviews though for a slightly different position. Then I haven't heard from them for more than a week. When I finally got the information - they changed the name of the position again. I offered Skype video call instead of the phone - but got zero reaction and they called on the phone anyway. The interview was quite challenging, the interviewers not so friendly - so I got nervous even though I was well-prepared (not really their fault, of course). As a result I didn't get an offer because I didn't seem confident enough even though they liked my answers. Communication was so bad that I am even relieved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Talk about your experience with A/B testing. Did you have any astonishing discoveries?
2. Suggest an improvement to our website. How would you check that this improvement works?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Nov 2015
Interview
Worst recruiting experience ever.
The first time we scheduled the interview, the recruiter just forgot to call. We reschedule for a few days later. She called me with 10 minutes delay, but worst with no knowledge of who I was, what position I was applying for, etc. I have a feeling she never looked at my CV or cover letter to have a basic overview of who I am. Questions were really basic, why do I want to work for booking, what company I work for (???Come on...)...I`ve been on many interviews in the past 2 years, but this one was definitely the worst ever...
It`s a shame this company has recruiters as bad as the one I talked with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were basic. The one that really hit me was what company I work for.