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Updated Dec 19, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Product Manager at Betfair
Posted Dec 19, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 1 week)
Job description did not match the position they appeared to be hiring.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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IT Project Manager at Betfair
Posted Nov 14, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
Very fast process, two weeks from being contacted by a staff agent to receiving the contract.
The first interview was over the phone (45 min) and the second one was a 1:1 with 2 people (1hr each).
Plenty of behavioural questions, a scenario was setup and my answers led into the next one.
They were interested on how did I solve problems and face difficult people, the people who interviewed me were dynamic, enthusiastic and straight forward in all their questions.
I was encouraged to ask as many questions as I wanted and they gave me a very good insight on what to expect from the role and the main challenges I will be facing.
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Negotiation Details
Personally I don't like to negotiate, therefore I was very clear from the beginning on what I want and they gave it to me without any hesitation.
Every doubt I have about the contract was answered the same day by different teams, they don't waste time!
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Project Manager at Betfair
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Louisville, CO (took 1 week)
Betfair appears to be a great company to work for. Their managers and talent acquisition people are direct, honest, and intelligent (e.g., they ask probing questions which indicates the types of smart people that work there). It is rare that an internal corporate recruiter not only call with the results of the decision, but to provide substantive feedback. I wish them all the best in growing the business in the US.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Manager at Betfair
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 4 days)
very processional, informative and enthusiastic. The process challenged me and my thought process. The nature of the questioning gave no doubt i had to be truthful and factual with my answers there was no hiding place for embellishment
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Negotiation Details
Professional and Considerate. There was a real sense to understand my personal motivation and needs whilst being transparent in the process followed
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Human Resources Consultant at Betfair
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Was very pleased at how quickly Betfair responded and had set up interviews. They maximised the time I spent and had arranged for me to have a number of interviews on the same day.
The offer process was pretty seamless and quick too
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Negotiation Details
wasnt able to negotiate on salary which is a big mistake as its so difficult to get an increase in any orgaisation once youre there.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Betfair
Posted Aug 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
it took them 10 days to arrange a telephone interview.
Telephone interview was average, I didn't fail any questions and at the end of the interview I was told that it was positive.
After a week I sent an email asking if there was any updates. And I was told that the telephone interview was negative.
I would stay away from them.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Researcher at Betfair
Posted Jan 2, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 1+ week)
Unclear Process! It seems there is a sense of confusion at Betfair:
I had a long telephone interview, then they have invited me for face to face interview! They were quite excited for finding the suitable person!!!
Anyway, face-to-face interview was total confusion! First they have given me their standard developer questioner and then they have said normally they give 2 hours for filling the form but as I am a researcher I can select which question, I like to answer and they will come back after an hour!
I started from first question and finish the first and second page! After about 15 minutes, they came back and said they do not need me to answer them and we can talk about them!!
To my surprise, they have started a conversation about unrelated subjects AND One of them had to leave early (after about 5 minutes), because he needed to catch the train! As a result I have left with a guy talking about how good Betfair is for work (there were two guys at the beginning).
Anyhow the conversation (or interview!) was quite short, the main interviewer ask HR for talking to me, he said a few more things about how good the company is and then he asked me about details of my hobbies (board games in my CV) and he mentioned they have checked my CV with details and that is why they have chosen me!!!!
As you see all seemed positive! Finally HR told me they will send me an official result plus potential salary after 10 days!
After 15 days I have not got any letter or email! I called them, their reception told me, it is in the process and she will call me back very soon! After another 10 days, I called them again, nobody was available or knew anything and they said they will call me back in a few days! After waiting another 5 days, I have called them again, their receptionist said she can not find the record of the result and it seems they have NOT made any decision yet but she promised to call me back late evening to let me know what is going on!
What do you guess?!
YES they have not called me back and I gave up!
The interesting point is they even have not paid (or offer to pay) the transport cost!
My verdict: do NOT trust the company, their promises or anything from them, it does not seem they have any respect for other people!
The positive side: I do not have to work for such a company and can keep my dignity!
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Front-End Web Developer at Betfair
Posted Sep 7, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
First, phone interview.
Second, Face 2 Face.
The Face 2 Face started with me having to answer a set of questions (some complex, some less) about technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, XSLT. It was all about code: understanding it, writing it, noticing bugs etc.
Then, 2 engineer went through my answers with me, particularly on the one I got wrong, to try to see if I was able to fix my answers with some hints.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Betfair
Posted May 8, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 (took 1 week)
It was good
Negotiation Details
N/A
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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