I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2020
Interview
1- The first interview with HR was about my background and experience in my last job. I was then told to do a Home Task.
2- The Home Task was a case study which requires the candidate to analyse the internal risks & controls based on the data given. Candidate is given 1 week to do it. There is huge amount of information and it took extensive time to analyse the data and write a good IA report.
After submitting the Home Task report to HR, I didn't hear from him for a week. I then followed up with the HR and 2 hours later I got an response that I passed that round. Also the Home Task did not seem very relevant with the job spec at all.
3- The next round of interview was with the hiring manager. The interview was about my background, the company, the role, etc.
A week later I was told I didn't get the job and the feedback was because my experience and portfolio didn't fit what they're looking for. Basically, I worked in A department in my last job, while they're looking for someone who used to work in B department.
I don't think revolut value and respect candidates' time because if the HR had a look at my CV and noted I didn't work in the same area they were looking for, he would know I don't fit the profile (and my CV wasn't rocket science!), instead of wasting my 5 full working days on the Home Task.
Overall, the interview process was extremely slow and dragged forever. DO NOT waste your time. There're a lot of great opportunities with great companies out there. I read bad reviews before this whole thing started. I should've listened.
I got the Problem Solving Interview as the first step because the Hiring Manger was not available. The question was: how would you improve sales for Revolut. That's it. Completely not related to my experience or the role I applied for. I was supposed to ask questions to the interviewer as per Recruiter's instructions, but every question I asked was not really answered. The Interviewer only wanted to hear my solutions, wasn't really cooperating. I did my best, I really had a feeling that even though this interviewing style was crazy, I came up with many ideas. But I got rejected, asked for the feedback but never got one.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Revolut (Dublin, Dublin) in Jan 2025
Interview
5 minute call with an interviewer
Asked general questions about my background (Questions that would have been answered had they actually read my CV). Asked location and salary preferences (detailed on job application).
Not progressed to next round. No feedback as to why. Baffling process.
I don't know what information I gave them that was not detailed in my job application and/or CV.
Waste. Of. Time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Where are you based
What are your salary expectations
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut (London, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
Clearly my first interview with a FinTech because never been through so many stages and seems to be a standard approach. 1. Skills interview - this was a pretty straightforward with the Head of Audit. I find it easier to interview with people that actually work in audit, certain things are self explanatory. For eg. If I say I enjoy working on dynamic audits, an experienced auditor instantly knows what that means. 2nd stage Problem solving - again straightforward as that’s what I do on a daily, 3rd was the Home task- this was heavy on data analysis and only had Excel for analysis but did ok. The final stage - Bar Raiser was dreadful! Firstly the interviewer clearly did not read my CV before the interview so had to go over each role over the past 15 years stating what employment type and reasons for leaving. Interesting that in 2024 post covid world we are still fascinated by people that leave jobs. In addition, the recruiter advised not to say any thing negative about previous employers which meant I had to make up reasons for those..lol.. the interviewer didn’t seem to understand as 3rd line of defence, I won’t be responsible for any implementation - that’s first line’s job, I can make recommendations based on identified risks. I was also asked full names for people I had worked with in the past to make the process more awkward. 20mins into an hour interview, we both knew the result. Looking at other reviews, seems I dodged a bullet with this one, so onwards and upwards :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me something you (emphasis on you) did wrong in your current role?
