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Updated May 17, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at Expedia
Posted May 5, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Dallas, TX (took 4 weeks)
Received an email from recruiter they try to lowball you right away Figured I would go though with the interview anyways since the name is well known.
Was first given phone interviews. First one was very basic Manager didn't seem to know much about technology. Second call was from a contractor (yes a contractor) Got a feeling they outsource a lot here.
After I got trough those two I was called in for a face to face interview with the team. No real programming questions asked. The focus is on Logic questions like perfect number and round man whole type questions. They watch you as you try to complete. Completed it as I would program it and they told me they wanted it to be completed as a math question. Also was asked why I didn't wear a coat and tie.
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The interview consisted of a Skills Test, a Group/Panel Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Sales Agent at Expedia
Posted Mar 31, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Springfield, MO (took 3 months)
Went to a job fair where we were instructed to bring a resume with us. There was a very very large amount of people at job fair. Job fair was at a hotel. We were instructed to fill out a questionnaire about our computer skills while we waited.
People were called in one group at a time to hand resumes over, give basic information about self to line of people at a table taking resumes, our questionnaires and anything else we had for them and then be seated while we wait for first interviewer to talk to us.
First interview asked us basic questions like why we want to work there, what we thought about the job, odd hours to start out with and whatnot.
If they like you then you move to next room for a second interview where you were tested on computer skills and asked similar questions as the first interview just more in-depth.
If you made it past second interviewer you were led back up to people at front and scheduled for a third interview within the following few days.
By this time they narrowed the thousand of applicants from job fair down to about 20.
You are then either asked to listen to a few calls so you understand the type of work involved and asked to fill out an application if they have decided to continue on with you...only about half of the 20 make it.
Then you are sent an email telling you how long until the next classes will be...they can be anywhere from a 4 to 6 weeks first email said.
I decided I wanted job so I waited. Next email said they were still very interested in moving forward with my application but it would be another month before classes were to start. This time I was given a class start date.
Almost all communication after interviews is done through email. The wait is long but they wont string you along if you don't have the job. So it is worth the wait if you can.
The place was very friendly and open and airy. Large flat screen tv's hung above the work stations, gourmet coffee and a cafe was also their making workers feel more comfortable. You could tell it was a very forward thinking company that treated workers great.
In these interviews I noticed the people who tended to move forward in interviewing process were very outgoing and energetic. I always joke and laugh during interviews, try to build a personal connection with the interviewer and it worked for me. I showed a passion for the type of work and talked about how I planned multiple vacations and moves throughout the years.
If you don't have travel experience talk about how you always wanted to travel and have looked at tickets and costs online all the time just for fun. That is what I did before I was able to travel.
I think to work for this company an interest in people and their cultures and different places is a must.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Software Developer at Expedia
Posted Apr 1, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Bellevue, WA (took 2 weeks)
The interview process started with the recruiter contacting me to schedule a phone screen with the hiring manager. He had me suggest a few times when I would be available for a phone screen. The phone screen lasted for about 30 minutes. The hiring manager asked some questions about my background and experience and just a couple of C++ questions. He mentioned he would leave the opportunity to ask more technical questions for the in-person interview. Next, a 4 hour on-site interview was scheduled with 4 people in a one-on-one setting.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Finance at Expedia
Posted Mar 24, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 2 weeks)
The entire interview process is very similar to Microsoft: 1. applied online 2. HR contacted me via email after a week and set up a time to chat 3. phone interview with Hiring Manager.
However, the experience is totally worse than MS. Here is why:
1. HR asked for my current and desired pay in the first email. Obviously this is their #1 concern and would use my current pay to negotiate.
2. Used contractor rather than FTE HR to conduct the phone interview. She had not much idea about the job, size of team, etc
3. HR made mistakes causing hiring manager frustration and set up the wrong time for phone interview.
4. Emailed HR for update, never heard back, then emailed again and being promised for update still no response.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Development Manager at Expedia
Posted Mar 19, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Bellevue, WA (took 2 weeks)
I was contacted by the recruiter via email within days of submitting my resume. The scheduling of the interview was very prompt. I was told to reserve about 6 hours for the day of the interview. The actual time taken was 5 hours.
I met with the hiring manager, a peer of the hiring manager, the supervisor for the hiring manager, a peer program manager and a peer at my position.
Everyone was very well informed on the business model and expected a level of understanding of the space Expedia operates in. So make sure to research the company, the business process and figure out how your career experience has prepared you to work at Expedia.
The peer interview was a bit unpleasant and the person was somewhat confrontational. He was more interested in demonstrating his intelligence than validating my competence. If you have any questions, feel free to ask for clarifications. It also gives you some time to process your answer without having extended periods of silence.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer In Test at Expedia
Posted Mar 9, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Bellevue, WA (took a day)
I passed the initial HR interview and was scheduled for a technical interview with a team lead. The technical phone interview consisted on a discussion on my past experience and the only question he asked was, What is the difference between Abstract Class and Interface?
Answer I Gave was:
Interface declares a set of related methods, outside of any class
Abstract Class is an incomplete class definition that declares but does not define all of its methods.
I still don't understand why he rejected me because the answer was correct.
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Software Development Engineer at Expedia
Posted Feb 12, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Bellevue, WA (took 2 weeks)
Phone Interview with a Project Manager where I was asked a coding question and a design question (don't remember what the questions were). I passed the phone interview and they flow me out to their HQ (all expenses paid for).
5 rounds of interviews starting at 9am.
Round 1: I thought I botched this interview because I was asked several questions on C, Java and Python (advantages and disadvantages of each language). I was then asked one coding question on a modified queue data structure where one class is only responsible for insertion and another for removal of data.
Round 2: We talked about one of my projects for the entire duration of the interview. The interviewer was completely fascinated with my project and asked me to map out the system flow on the whiteboard.
Round 3: 3 coding questions involving Texas-Hold Em: write a method to find a pair, three cards, and a straight.
Round 4: Team manager lunch interview. Just chatted the whole time. Very relaxed experience.
Round 5: Rotated binary search question (if you look through the interview questions on this site, someone else may have posted this question), and a design question for a parking garage.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Product Manager at Expedia
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Bellevue, WA (took 1 week)
Had a brief phone screening with the HR recruiter. I was later called for a 1:1 interview with a member of the hiring team. The interviewer did not seem to be prepared, she just let me do most of the talking and only asked questions based on what I was saying, mostly clarification questions. The conversation took almost 45 minutes. No real feedback was received, only that they decided to go with an internal candidate. Not sure what the reall reason was, this seems like a standard response when they're not interested.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Lodging Operations Agent at Expedia
Posted Dec 25, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Dallas, TX (took 5 days)
The interview was very shallow, nothing specific.
Only later I realized the process was quick because they were desperate to hire new agents.
Low ball company, stay away from it or consider it as "in between the jobs" thing.
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Negotiation Details
There was no room for negotiation for this position.
Likely the agency had it all settled with Expedia.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Software Engineer at Expedia
Posted Dec 15, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took 2 weeks)
HR emailed me asking to fill a simple form. I was suppose to fill the salary expected, visa status etc. 2 days later she scheduled the interview. it was schedules for 30 minutes but interviewer took 60 minutes. HR didnt replied for a week after the interview. A week later I sent her a reminder email. 2 days after that she sent a negative replay.
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