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Updated Apr 27, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at TripAdvisor
Posted Apr 27, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Newton, MA (took 3 weeks)
This company has put me through the worst hiring process I ever experienced. The process dragged on for weeks. They did a phone screen and two rounds of face to face. Throughout the whole process I was forced to solve brainteasers and white-board problems for EVERY person I spoke with. Furthermore, some puzzles had no solution (according to the interviewer), others had nothing to do with software development.
Throughout the entire process I was constantly reminded what a great company they were, how many brilliant people worked there, and what a huge favor they were doing me by letting my talentless self interview there.
After going through 7 or 8 interviewers over the course of two sessions, I got an offer, which was far lower than what I asked for. When I politely declined, their head of technical recruiting (not going to name him but there is only one) proceeded to insult me and try to strong-arm me into taking their offer - incredibly unprofessional. Needless to say I still declined. That was 2010.
I have recently talked to them again - a face-to-face with a hiring manager. While he was fully aware of the offer they have given me in the past, he still proceeded to give me a whiteboard problem and after I solved it, proceeded to tell me that I would have to go through the whole interview process from scratch again and that my added experience didn't matter and they will still only consider me for the same position as they had 2 years earlier. After that, I had a brief chat with the same technical recruiter, who insulted me the last time and who apparently still works there. He proceeded to project the same smug attitude and I left with a bad taste in my mouth. Needless to say, I will not have anything to do with this company ever again. Your mileage may vary, but I did not get an impression that they have a good idea about how to attract quality engineers and I would not want to work there.
Interview Questions
I.e. you have coins with denominations of 1c, 7c, 13c,19c and you have to express $2.12 with the least number of coins.
There is always a 1c coin but the other 3 are arbitrary.
This was also a whiteboard problem.
Reason for Declining
Low salary offer, arrogance of the people I dealt with, smug attitude of their technical recruiter. I have since heard from several recruiters I know personally, that nobody really wants to work with this company.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior Software Engineer at TripAdvisor
Posted Apr 6, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Newton, MA (took 3 weeks)
My resume was submitted by a friend of mine that was an employee. I had one phone interview and two onsite interviews. The office is two older buildings - I found the environment very friendly, although a bit dark. The interviews were all coding problems. At no time did they ask about any previous projects, experience, or specific designs. The people were pleasant.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Skills Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Software Development Engineer at TripAdvisor
Posted Apr 3, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Newton, MA (took 2 days)
Had 2 phone interviews.
The 1st interview was with a high-level manager. I was given the requirements for a "source code management" system.
I was asked to detail the kinds of objects to build and what the database table would look like.
The 2nd interview was a coding exercise with the following premise: Given a destination page and a page with all the links embedded in it, write a function that determines if the destination is "reachable". You must protect against cyclical / infinite recursion.
Interview Questions
I was asked to detail the kinds of objects to build and what the database table would look like.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer at TripAdvisor
Posted Mar 22, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 in Watertown, MA (took a day)
1st round is phone interview. 2nd round is group interview
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Development Engineer at TripAdvisor
Posted Mar 18, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Boston, MA (took 2 months)
The first on campus interview is great.The interviewer is very nice .After a week, they assigned me a coding assignment and I finished in 24 hours.Then they scheduled me to an onsite interview at Boston. Nightmare began.I should realize that when I arrived at the office and find out my appointment time is 3 hours later than I was told by email.Then they just randomly grasped people from the office to interview me.The coding question is pretty easy and I finished them quickly.The interviewers are arrogant and make me feel bad.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at TripAdvisor
Posted Mar 11, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Newton, MA (took a day)
Very aggressive interview stile - they grill you in technical questions, do not really care about your personality.
I have heard from my friend (who quit TripAdvisor) that working there 8 hours is equals to working 10-11 at another place - they will wash you out and this actually happened during an interview.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Business Development Analyst at TripAdvisor
Posted Feb 16, 2012
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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 Aug 2011 in Newton, MA (took 2 weeks)
I had an initial phone screen, followed my a round of interviews with my direct supervisor and co-workers, and then a 2nd round of interviews with 5 more team members. Phone screen was very basic, about capabilities and interest in the job; other two rounds very straightforward about how my background and experiences could directly fit the needs of the division and role. The process moved very quickly, (in the case of the phone screen, I was asked to come in for more interviews at the end, and in the 1st round, I received the message about scheduling the next round before I even got home.
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Negotiation Details
I was offered two locations and chose between them; I did not negotiate on the compensation package because it was generous.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Background Check, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Marketing Associate at TripAdvisor
Posted Feb 15, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 in Boston, MA (took 2 days)
The entire process was very professional and thorough. It consisted of two days of interviews- one that was about five hours and meeting with 8 different people within the marketing department and a second with a member of hr and a senior manager.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Skills Test, a Group/Panel Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineering Intern at TripAdvisor
Posted Feb 11, 2012
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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 in Newton, MA (took 4+ weeks)
I submitted a resume through Scienceworks (the recruiting website of my university). Maybe 2 months later I got an email from TripAdvisor saying they'd like to do a phone interview. Surprised, I gladly accept and make an appointment. The time comes, and I don't get a call. An hour later, I get an email for a reschedule. The second time, the same thing happens and they send me an email right before telling me they have to reschedule again.
So finally, the third time, I actually get a phone interview with them. The interviewer is one of their engineers, and he has a thick (French?) accent that I could barely understand. After some difficulty, he gets me started on a coding problem online. I have some trouble understanding what exactly he wants me to do, so I sit there a while, coding for maybe 30 minutes, until it's clear to both me (and him) that I don't really know what I'm doing. So I stop. He asks me to explain what my algorithm does (which was hard to do given that I didn't finish), as well as the Big Oh.
Naturally, I get an email right afterward saying they will not be proceeding with my application, thanking me for my time, and that I need to get a bit more coding experience.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer Intern at TripAdvisor
Posted Jan 4, 2012
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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 May 2011 in Newton, MA (took a day)
Met company employee at university recruiting night.
Stuck around after and handed resume to the employee
Employee boasted about the work culture, laid back easy going etc.
Took resume, and sent email the next day about a phone interview.
Had 1 phone phone interview and it was brief, interviewer was extremely rude, repeatedly told me I didn't know enough because I hadn't taken the class even though I repeatedly answered the questions correctly.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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