I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at bet365 in Aug 2020
Interview
- I sent across my CV and a cover letter and was contacted via email for phone interview.
- The person I was supposed to speak to for my role wasn’t actually in; I spoke to someone only tangentially related and the questions were mostly on how much I knew about the company rather than anything on content or translation.
- I was asked to complete a labour-intensive translation task within 48 hours. I was encouraged to do this during weekdays rather than a weekend due to staff absences.
- I received no feedback whatsoever; when I followed up I was assured that I would receive some sort of response but it never came. When people take time out of their work day for an interview, and significant time out of their lives for intensive work with a short turnaround, at least a rejection email would be appreciated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about Bet365?
How close to the office do you live?
What is your level in the target language, and what kind of texts have you worked with before?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at bet365 (Stoke-on-Trent, England)
Interview
The interview process consisted of with two main stages. The first focused on previous experience, transferable skills and suitability for the role, including questions about translation work, teamwork, attention to detail, working under pressure.
The second stage was a language assessment in the target language, testing translation accuracy, grammar, localisation and overall fluency.
Overall, the process felt relevant to the role, and the interviewers were organised and clear throughout.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at bet365 (London, England) in June 2024
Interview
Awkwardly long selection progress for such a simple job that is only for 6 months. They want you to train their translator software so that they can do the rest of the job without needing to pay translators. 2 interviews and 2 test translation tasks later that drag on for almost 4 weeks, they just don't even bother to reply back to tell you that you did not make it. Their "competitive salary" is an absolutely ridiculous 13 pounds per hour which then becomes 14 after some imaginary progress you make that they see fit. Absolute time wasters, do not bother with their little sham. Remember their CEO paid herself 400 million last year alone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Classic STAR interview questions which go on for about 1 hour.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at bet365
Interview
The interview was pretty standard, S.T.A.R. based interview questions. It lasted around 1,5 hours. Everyone was pleasant and the atmosphere was good. There were 2 interviewers. It was a bit too long imo, but a positive experience afterall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Your experience? If you had a conflict with a colleague, how would you solve it? Etc