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Booking.com interviews FAQs
Data Science, Analytics applicants have rated the interview process at Booking.com with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Science, Analytics roles take an average of 75 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Data Science, Analytics according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com in Feb 2017
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Mar 2024
Interview
4 stages - technical, behavioral, HR phone call, assessment center day (which also consists of 3 different interviews - technical in person, behavioral, and group assessment). For a data graduate, no coding is expected for any interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What draws you to booking.com?
Many "Give me an example of ____" - make sure to use the STAR method when you answer
They do the typical HR intro call, and then you do a technical call and then you do an onsite. Tech call was interesting and different from the ML group in that they use ML as a tool applied to business decisions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Business Cast Discussion: How to deal w/ new hotel/properties that do not have an official star rating
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Oct 2015
Interview
Applied via a former colleague now working at Booking.com. A HR recruiter reached out to me for a phone interview. Once it was established during the call that I am not working in a Data Science role at this moment, the recruiter let me know that the process would go no further.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is it that I do now in my current role?
What is my background?