I applied online. I interviewed at Booking.com (Mailand) in May 2016
Interview
Slow and awful recruitment process they called me for the first interview after one month. The offices in Milan are surrounded by homeless, there is a glass wall in the waiting room and the homeless where literally washing themselves right in front of me, they had mattresses, cooking pans like they were actually living there. Put curtains if you can't get rid of them! this was such an unprofessional first impression. I met 3-4 people who didn't even bother introducing themselves and lead me to participate to an editing test which took me 1hour. I haven't hear back from them ever since and it has now been over a month. I have sent them an email and nobody ever bothered to reply.
I will never send my CV to this company again and will not recommend it to any professional.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (New York, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
The Interview Process was well-planned and brief. I applied online on their website. I heard back from them within a week. They scheduled a phone screening with the HR. The HR asked me a couple of basic questions. She told me at the end of the call that she will be recommending that we take this forward. She was very detailed when she explained what would be expected of me work-wise, my responsibilities and what salary they would be offering. She was upfront about everything.
The very same day they arranged a face-to-face interview with the Content Team Lead and Content Lead for the Americas. One round of interview, a lot of behavioral questions, and they said that there will be another round. The interview was on Friday. It was more of a conversation and information exchange than an out and out interview. It was semi-formal at best, but they were very careful to ensure that I understood what I was signing up for.
On Monday, I got an offer from them which was contingent on Background Check. They told me that they typically have two rounds of interview, but they did not have it for me. They also upped my offer from the offer they made during the HR screening without me having to ask. The background check took 2 weeks and they gave me an offer with a start date.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Take us through your resume. Why do you want to leave your current job?
What would you do if you have a colleague who is not as positive as you? What would you like your boss to do or not do? What do you expect from your colleagues?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Mailand) in Nov 2015
Interview
I got contacted via mail for an online test, wasn't too difficult.
Having passed the test, I got invited for a group assessment interview in Milan; we were 16 candidates for a single position. The interview consisted of two role plays, a group one and an individual one. The role play was about working as a content editor and, as a matter of fact, had nothing to do with the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell us of one instance in your previous work experience where you failed to deliver optimal service, and what did you do to improve yourself afterwards"