Agoda interview questions

1) Resume/Cover Letter Screening 2) SHL Assessment 3) HR Screening Although I had gotten through the first two phases smoothly, what confused me most was the HR Screening. It was a 15 minute call with a Recruiter that was very responsive in their emails. The conversation was super casual and a breeze. What I will share with you all was that if you are planning to apply for a position with relocation to Bangkok and you are a foreigner, run. They will attempt to low ball you with the "cost of living" differential, but it is really just a lousy excuse in their negotiation repertoire. I likely got rejected because indirectly did not answer the salary question and instead had asked what their budget expectations for the role was. The Recruiter was visibly caught off guard and became noticeably defensive how the position does not pay as much as the industry standard in other countries. Succinctly put, while the process was smooth without much delay, I do not appreciate HR wasting my time, having me jump through a charade of meaningless assessments, pretend to offer the next steps with concrete language, only to provide me an automated response of rejection. If this had occurred from an actual professional in the respective department that I was interviewing for, I would understand. But an HR employee disqualifying me due to an alleged lack of experience in the field shouts irony in capital letters.

It was a very long interview process for me as the job I initially applied for was filled but we were able to find me the same job title in another department. All in all the team communicated with me constantly and was very attentive. Every single interview I had made me more excited for working at Agoda, every person was informed and easy to talk to, the culture seems great. I have not yet started my job but the Interview process made me excited to accept the Job offer I received today. The interviews are not easy so it would be difficult to lie your way to a position you shouldn't have but if you are qualified for the position you should be fine.