I applied online. I interviewed at Booking.com in Sept 2014
Interview
I applied on line and had a first interview by phone. I was invited for an assessment day with other candidates few days days later.
This assessment consisted of a presentation of the company followed by two role plays: one face to face with interviewers and one with other candidates.
The atmosphere was very relaxed and recruiters looked very happy to work for the company.
By the way I think the process is not focused on finding the person who fits better for the role: too many people in a short time. You don't have the time to show your abilities and let them understand why you would be good for the role.
They told us we would receive a feedback few days later in any case, but this never happened.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No really difficult questions, they just try to stress you during the 1:1 role play to see how you react
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com in Aug 2018
Interview
Entrevista foi em varios passos, inicialmente com gestora e Area Maganer e logo com o escritório em Amsterdam. Processo ágil e atencioso com o candidato. Informações como o que a empresa espera do candidato foi claramente informada.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Booking.com (Rome) in Apr 2017
Interview
The assessment wasn't too long. At the beginning the manger and the team leader for whom we should work presented us the company, then you have to shortly present your self in front of the other candidates. After the presentation there is a group role play, not difficult, it's just to understand if you can work in a team and collaborate with your colleagues, after the group one, they take you in another room for the individual role play, they ask you to explain something to one of your partner.
At the end they told us that they knew who fitted the role and who didn't, and that they had doubts about some of the candidates, those are invited to a personal interview and the other could go home at that point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was a very easy interview, and I didn' t need the personal one.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Booking.com in May 2016
Interview
First of all I submitted my CV through Booking.com website.
After almost two month, I received an email from the HR department based in Amsterdam in order to arrange a call meeting with the interviewer. So I made the first interview by phone, in English, and then my application was reviewed and I received a call to arrange the interview at Booking.com office here.
I made the interview at their offices and I received a call and they explained me their offer.
The entire process was very quickly (apart the timing between the website application and the first interaction by email).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewers were so kind, and made me feel very comfortable.
At the beginning, they introduced themseves, and explained me the work, tasks, and about the society.
Then I talked about my actual work, my task, strengths..
Some questions were:
-Why do you apply for that work here in Booking.com?
-What challenges do you face in your daily work?
-If you could change one thing in Booking.com website, what would it be?
And we also made a "role playing game" in my native language, I had to convince a partner structure to sell us all the hotel rooms in a high season period.