I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Booking.com (London, England) in June 2013
Interview
I originally contacted a local recruitment consultant regarding another position entirely, but after a brief interview with a 20 year old "recruitment consultant, I was put forward for the role above through Booking.com's Cambridge office. And shortly afterwards invited to an interview in London. I arrived in dark suit, on time, dressed for a business meeting. My 20 something interviewers turned up late, with no explanation as to why the 3rd person wasn't present, and dressed in jeans and t-shirt. I was asked a series of what seemed like pre-set questions which took an hour.
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The only area where I was thrown off course was when asked, "How would I deal with a hotel that had seen a bad review on the Booking.com's website and wanted it taken down. I understood asking for clarification, that their system does not currently allow a right of reply and that Booking.com's policy is not to take down any review - favourable or otherwise.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Nov 2016
Interview
Telefoon interview was vrij kort (20 min). Voornamelijk vragen naar mijn motivatie (waarom Booking.com en waarom account manager?) en vragen naar mijn werkervaring en de link tussen booking. Vervolgens ben ik uitgenodigd voor een mondeling gesprek op kantoor met twee account managers. Tijdens dit gesprek werd dieper ingegaan op mijn werkervaring en motivatie. Zorg ervoor dat je veel voorbeelden kan noemen die laten zien dat je de nodige vaardigheden beheerst en over de juiste kwaliteiten beschikt.
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Question 1
Waar werk je momenteel? Wat is je functie? Waarom pas jij bij booking.com? Hoe overtuig jij een hotel manager dat een samenwerking met Booking.com hem kan helpen?