Quick process with phone interview as the first step and then you need to do a test followed by another interview at the Booking.com office. If you pass, you will contacted for the next interview
The team doing the interview was unprofessional and I could sense their personal dislike that they did not even try to hide. The whole process left a bad taste in my mouth. I was not chosen although they openly admitted that the quality of my translation was great. It all felt very personal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you would get tired/bored from the work?
About 3 pages of translation test. No online interview. Communication is smooth and the whole process is swift. After passing the test account is set up right after and work starts coming in.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Booking.com in Sep 2020
Interview
The interview process was quite long (it took about two-three months at least). There were several rounds with different department heads (my would-be line manager, HR, office manager, etc.). They provided good feedback, but having to go through several long interviews and not knowing for months what the outcome would be wasn't great - because you don't know how to plan your life.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewers asked me how I'd prioritise different tasks depending on their urgency and importance.
Translator applicants have rated the interview process at Booking.com with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Translator roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Booking.com overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Booking.com as a Translator according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 27%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
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