I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Expedia Group
Interview
Interview process was fairly fast but a bit heavy. There were 4 technical interviews and 1 HR. It turns out to be not too difficult as some questions are duplicated in all the interviews.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Expedia Group (London, England) in May 2014
Interview
I had an email exchange with the Talent Advisor. She asked me to complete a CV screening document which included competency based questions as I was unable to have a phone interview during the day.
Some question examples:
Tell me about a time you worked in an environment with strict processes and guidelines?
How do you look for ways to improve yourself and the processes with which you work?
How do you deal with ambiguity?
How comfortable are you working on many data driven projects at the same time (spanning multiple teams)? Please provide some examples for all questions.
I received an email the next day advising that I've passed the screening stage and that a phone interview has been scheduled with the Hiring Manager at 6.30pm as she was located in Bellevue, USA. It took 45mins and it was a mix of general and competency based questions. I then had to attend 2 face to face interviews at their Angel office in London. Again, the interviewers asked mainly competency based questions. Nothing too complicated.
Having passed 3 rounds of interviews I had 2 more phone interviews with the Hiring Manager and another Analyst and the Director all from Bellevue, USA. Interviews took 30mins each, more competency based questions with a twist of a last question being aptitude one. Given it was the last interview and 8pm London time, I didn't expect this type of question to be the last one. Needless to say, I didn't answer the broken bridge question as it was completely irrelevant in my opinion, having passed all the other interviews without such questions.
The last interview was the most difficult one with a screw up question at the very end of the interview. I felt it was rather mean, as they could have said thank you, but thank you no earlier in the interview process. I didn't have relevant travel experience, thus I didn't think they would like to proceed further after the 1st or 2nd interview.
There is a much more simple way of screening potential candidates. One interviewer mentioned that he also could not understand the 6 rounds of interviewing. He then corrected his statement adding that Expedia hires only the best fit for the role.
Don't waist your time if you don't think the person isn't a good fit for the role. You can screw up anybody in the interview process even the VP if you really wanted!!!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What business goals would you set up for the year for this role?
If money and resources where abundant, what one thing would you change about the process you are most familiar with from your last/ current role? And why?
There's a broken bridge and only 2 people can cross it at any given time. There are 4 people in total and they all travel at different speeds. It's dark at night, and there's 1 flash light which lasts 10mins. How would you make sure all people crossed the bridge safely without leaving anyone behind?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Expedia Group (Prag)
Interview
First you get an email to schedule your phone interview. Then HR gives you a call. That takes 10mins. General interview questions - your experience, why the company etc. If you're succesful you'll get an invitation for 1:1 interview. That takes place in the company. Standart questions as well. They call you later to let you know and offer you the position.