I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2023
Interview
Opened with a short, 15-minute screening call from HR. Followed by a more comprehensive 30-minute call with competency-based questions. Completed psychometric testing (numerical, logical reasoning etc.) which was relatively easy. Next came a Case Study interview. Interviewer was late to the interview, which was held at around 7pm, and was quite rude and abrasive. I didnt perform well in the interview, partly due to my own mistakes but also due to the negative attitude of the interviewer. He was clearly steering me towards his version of the "correct" answer, which defeats the purpose of a case interview. Experience had been pleasant until this point, but I now believe that all of the negative reviews you read online about Revolut's poor culture could be true.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case study interview about how to improve CSAT score in an airport
Hi there,
Thank you so much for bringing this issue to our attention!
Our aim is to deliver wow not only for our customers but also to our candidates and employees! Sincere apologies that you had a bad candidate’s experience, particularly with the last interview you had.
We will use your feedback to make improvements in our processes but more importantly to ensure this doesn’t happen again!
All the very best!
Difficult interview
Application
I interviewed at Revolut (London, England)
Interview
Total waste of time. I was contacted by a recruiter and was skeptical about the bad reviews at first, but honestly? Every single one of them was right. There's a reason this place has insane turnover and a mountain of negative feedback, it's a circus. I made it through the whole process: screening, case study, bar raiser, team fit. The first couple rounds were fine. Recruiter was decent, the case interview was actually a good conversation. But then it fell apart. Bar raiser round interviewer was late, no apology, no explanation, clearly didn't care, Just a blank stare and a monotone voice, clearly reading off a script firing off questions like a robot with zero interest in anything I actually said. No follow-ups, no engagement. Got through anyway, whatever. Then came the team fit round, that was the worst. Senior people, supposedly. They were also late, rushed, cut me off mid-sentence constantly, and acted like I was wasting their time. When I asked my questions at the end, they gave these condescending, hollow answers like two sentences of pure ego. They clearly can't handle intellectual questions. Bottom line, unprofessional, arrogant management, zero respect for candidates. Everything you've read about this company is true. Don't bother when contacted by the recruiters. Save your time and explore opportunities somewhere else that actually take you seriously.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why should we hire you over someone else? How many hours are you willing to put in?
I was contacted through LinkedIn. The process went as follows:
1. HR call: positive experience. Mix between understanding my background deeper and giving HR information regarding the role. Recruiter was helpful, professional, and friendly.
2. Online test: positive experience. Went as expected and felt relatively easy.
3. HR call: positive experience; was briefed on next steps.
4. Take-home exercise: skipped this step
5. Business case: positive experience. Interviewer was professional, friendly and collaborative. Case was simple in design but allowed for extensive discussions.
6. Bar raiser interview: terrible experience. Stone-cold interviewer who wasn’t agile between questions and shortened the interview to a ridiculous duration. No follow-up question asked. Interviewer didn’t bother answering questions regarding his experience/the firm with any full sentence. Very confusing experience that felt like a loss of time…
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the bar raiser interview: what was the mission of your previous role and your business metrics, who were you reporting to, how would your previous employer rate your performance out of 10, did you get promoted within the same timeline as your peers, what was one of your main achievements, what is an elegant but simple solution you found to a problem, tell me about a time you solved an inefficiency in a process
made it till round 4(problem solving interview). Good experience. They arranged screening call, then aptitude test, then PS. The interviewers were friendly and supportive. PS round was difficult for me as I was not able to think on the spot during the interview.
