I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Nov 2015
Interview
Worst recruiting experience ever.
The first time we scheduled the interview, the recruiter just forgot to call. We reschedule for a few days later. She called me with 10 minutes delay, but worst with no knowledge of who I was, what position I was applying for, etc. I have a feeling she never looked at my CV or cover letter to have a basic overview of who I am. Questions were really basic, why do I want to work for booking, what company I work for (???Come on...)...I`ve been on many interviews in the past 2 years, but this one was definitely the worst ever...
It`s a shame this company has recruiters as bad as the one I talked with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were basic. The one that really hit me was what company I work for.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Mar 2019
Interview
3 rounds with other product owners, straightforward
First they asked me to prepare a case at home, then it was a discussion
After that another case
Final interview with Senior PO
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Feb 2019
Interview
I have applied online for position of product owner infrastructure through their website. After some days I have received email from recruiter saying that my profile has been shortlisted and they want to connect with me. I had initial discussion with HR and after a week I have asked for update upon which she said that my profile has been shortlisted. After that there was interview with 2 product owners for about 50 min. After this this round I got a call from HR saying that they want to move ahead and invite me to amsterdam for interview.
After 2 days HR calls and says that, their higher management feels now that I don't have enough product experience(4 years in product + 2 years in development) and so they do not want to move ahead with me.
These guys are very confused while arranging for an interview. They wasted my late night hours for 3 round of interview and until then my experience was all good. All of a sudden they feel its is less. Too much of miscommunication and lack of interest in taking candidate interviews. Also my second round was rescheduled at last moment by informing half hour ealier. They are not serious about candidates and interview and just waste time. Highly unprofessional and not recommended.
By now if the actual recruiter reads this then she will surely understand, who has written the review.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly about my profile, how do I prioritize things and my approach
Applied through the website and got a revert from the hr in 2 days.
1st screening by the technology recruiter was scheduled after 5 days, on a Tuesday.
Got the call from hr 20 mins after the decided time. The questions were regarding the products I've handled, metrics, prioritisation, few examples where I performed ab tests and why I want to join Booking. Hr also discussed about the timelines of process, and the different rounds that'll happen.
It was a pretty decent interview and I answered all the points well. The hr told that she'll be back latest by Friday regarding the next steps.
I sent a mail on Friday evening about the next steps, as I wanted to utilise the weekend for the preparation for the next round. Got an auto-reply mail after an hour that they wouldn't continue with the process.
No reasons stated for not continuing and no response provided as well.
I'm still not sure what was the reason behind not continuing with the candidature.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
products handled, metrics, prioritisation, why booking, example of ab tests performed.