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Updated Nov 30, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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What is the interview process? The interview process is a multiple-stage process for hiring new employees. The stages mainly comprise job interviews held either one-on-one, with a group of candidates, or with a panel. Interviews are conducted in person, over the phone or by email, or via video conferencing tools.
- Like “Tell me about yourself,” this question is a common interview opener. But instead of framing your answer around what qualities and skills make you best for the position, your answer should group your qualifications by your past jobs and tell your career story. You might choose to tell this story chronologically, especially if there’s a great anecdote about what set you on this path. Or, as with “Tell me about yourself,” you can begin with your present job then talk about what brought you here and where you’re going next. But regardless, when you speak about your “past” and “present,” highlight your most relevant experiences and accomplishments for this job and wrap up by talking about the future, i.e. connect your past and present together to show why this job should be the next one you add to your resume.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Booking.com in Nov 2023
After I applied, I got an automatically generated email with a link to a hackerrank challenge. It was pretty basic Java/Spring Boot implementation of a REST API. A day after, I got an automatically generated email that we wouldn't proceed further. At no point did someone bother to reach out and add a human touch to the communication. It would have been minimum courtesy to offer some feedback on the challenge. The treatment is a major red flag and it seems I dodged a bullet anyway.
- Implement a Java/Sprint Boot REST API
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Anonymous Employee in Lille
I interviewed at Booking.com (Lille)
Multiple steps interview process, sometimes very much time consuming and tricky questions, must follow timings (very important) and be creative. Interviewed by several people. Nice office location. Everything if friendly, but strict. Group interview
- Multiple booking, about how you matage rusts in short time frame. Personality questions
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Amsterdam
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam)
The interview process was good overall eventhoughtl couldn't make it. The interviwers vere ok, thought not so friendly. They ask logical questions, but the feedback i got was very general and nothing specifc.
- Giving an example of a high level architecture desing
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Barcelona
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Barcelona)
The whole process took three steps. A first call of 1 hour to know each other and to test some soft skills. Second interview was tough, almost 1 and a half hour with multiple role playing situations Third step a business case, which was recommended to be done in not more than 4 hours
- What if you were in Amsterdam in the elevator with our CEO, what would you tell him to get hired?
- They showed a chart of nights/occupancy and average rates with very little informations and expected me to understand by my own what kind of property I was looking at and where was it located
- They made me roleplaying asking me to pretend to be the account executive calling a hotel chain and trying to convince them into buying a specific tool. They of course tried to block me in every possible way
- What are the three things your worst enemy would say on you
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Amsterdam
I applied online. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam)
It was okay. The interviewer looks nice and very friendly. The interview lasted for 1,5 hours with 5-minute break, it was really exhausting, to be honest. But overall experiences is good
- Q: Explain the whole system that you are most familiar
Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
I interviewed at Booking.com (Manchester, England)
In total there were 4 interviews. First with People Team then with manager 1 after with Director of the unit. Between each interview it was around two weeks wait. with both managers all good and smooth. It was the math exam that if not prepared wouldnt have made it.
- Math exams, past roles, how to apply it in this current job
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Booking.com
Fairly average. Three interviews with recruiter, hiring manager and teammates to assess knowledge and cultural fit. Nothing surprised me, but I come from a similar tech company with the same culture.
- Why do you want to join Booking.com?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Booking.com
The hr round was fine but hiring manager was very slow and unclear about what she was looking for. For very basic questions she had a weird I don’t agree look. And no feedback shared by recruiters
- What was the vision for the last product you worked on?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Amsterdam
I applied online. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam)
The interviews for this company went smooth. Process for booking: there was a Phone call, and then some rounds of technical interview and then on site. Took around 1 month
- Front end development questionare and then javascript questions
Booking.com Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Booking.com as 59.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.89 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Content Specialist and Operation Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Java Engineer and Team Lead roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Booking.com takes an average of 24.89 days when considering 1,588 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Perl Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas UX Designer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Booking.com according to 1,588 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 28.13%
One on One Interview: 15.88%
Skills Test: 13.91%
Group Panel Interview: 11.97%
Presentation: 11.01%
Background Check: 8.29%
Personality Test: 3.47%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.82%
Other: 2.43%
Drug Test: 2.10%
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