The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Expedia Group
Interview
I was first contacted by a HR for a phone interview. It was a 40 min long interview to go over your skill sets then at the end of the phone interview, She said she will arrange a phone interview with the hiring manager. After the quick phone interview with the hiring manager, I got invited for another round which was a video interview with the director which lasted around 30mins. A few weeks later I got invited for 3 in person interviews. One was with the hiring manager, another one with two directors from product/branding then finally last one with a director of finance. During this interviews, they quized me on charts and asked me logical thinking questions. Lastly, I got invited to have the last round of video interview with a director of Data out of their Head office which was in Seattle. In total I had 7 rounds of interviews but didn’t get the job. I had given my best at each interview. I read the whole case about Expedia and their market. The interviews were really straightforward and everyone was so nice. However, the HR finally got back to me after a multiple attemps and said they decided not to move forward with me because they were looking for someone with a skill set they didnt even state in the job posting nor even brought up during the 7 rounds of interviews. It is pretty unprofessional when companies make huge last minute changes to a job requirement. Candidates are expected to meet all the credentials when they get to the final round of the interviews especially if you were interviewed for 7 times. I had to arrange to work from home 3 times and take a day off to do all the interviews and to hear back that they made a change was really really disappointing. The whole process was very long. I applied for the position in August then all the interviews were done in Mid November.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Expedia Group (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Nov 2017
Interview
Worst interview ever. I must admit that I should have probed consultant and recruiter more about role and responsibilities.
Process started with one consultant calling me up if I will be interested in Expedia. I asked about role and JD and answer came as they will forward it. Next day, consultant rang me up and told me that Expedia would like to talk to me. I agreed. HR at Expedia just dropped me an e-mail that role will be of SDM, please come to office at 12:00.
Consultant called me again and again just to make sure that I reach Expedia office.
Interview lasted only 5 minutes. 3 minutes interviewer yelling on recruiter asking for my CV while I offered him hard-copy of CV and explaining my role at my current company managing 20 technical people with experience ranging from 2 years to 20+ years. Interview ended when Interviewer asked who signs the performance appraisal of my team. I don't do that and interviewer said it's mandatory for role they are hiring. I explained him that I sit during appraisal and advice my director related to performance and If it doesn't satisfy, I will learn on-job. Interviewer was adamant.
In total, I spent 5 minutes in interview while driving 4 hours to and fro Noida to Gurgaon.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Expedia Group (New York, NY) in Sep 2017
Interview
I applied to become a Market Assiciate Intern. I did so far just an online video interview. In total I had 9 questions from which only 4 were recorded, cause others were multiple choice. The multiple hoice were very general, and more about getting an idea when I'd start at Expedia or when I'm going to be graduated.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How did you overcome a difficult situation in your life?