I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
I was super excited to receive a callback from Uber and initially was contacted via email after submitting my resume on Glassdoor. I had a lovely conversation with HR and was told I would be moving to round 2. Round 2 was a video interview. I was given the option of Zoom, Google Hangouts, Bluejeans or FaceTime. Using Zoom, I connected immediately with the girl doing my interview and it went very well. I was jazzed when I was asked to come to the HQ for round 3. HR was a total open door and stayed in touch with me all the way to the morning of the interview. When I arrived my name was at the door, I signed in, was greeted by my HR contact and taken back to my room. Naturally I was asked if I needed anything (water, coffee, restroom...) before my interview began. I met with three lovely people and nailed the interview. I sent My thank you notes and waited....
My HR contact called me a few days later with the most sincere “sorry” call I have ever received. She explained that it was the most difficult decision between me and another candidate and in the end the other person was more align with the job description. (it’s all good & everything happens for a reason) She asked if I would consider other roles and if she could keep my resume active. Of course I said “yes.” I emailed her the next day asking for feedback and was sent a reply in less than 24 hours.
I am SO IMPRESSED that 1. Uber treated me like gold from start to end. 2. I received a call (she sent an email as well but the call is what stands out) that was personal and heartfelt. This is the FIRST call I have received during the past 6 months of my job search. It really made the blow feel less rotten. 3. Not once have I received a response from my email asking for feedback when I haven’t landed a job. Not once. And here Uber did respond and in less than 24 hours.
IMPRESSED FROM START TO FINISH.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What about our current app would you change if you had the ability to do so right now?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
My initial contact/recruiter, Michelle, was a pleasure to work with; we had a great initial chat and I was pushed to the second round, in which I would chat with two other EA's at the company in two different departments -- this was done in efforts to gauge background/experience and see where the best fit may be.
While one of the EA's was lively, conversational, engaged, and provided a lot of insight into her department, the other seemed to be on her 10th interview that day and came off disinterested and condescending with in their questions. While I understand that Uber is a huge company and many people would love the chance to be attached to the brand, feeling like you're fighting a losing battle within two-minutes into a conversation doesn't set the best impression for potential candidates.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
I see that you've only been with your current company for six months; what is going to make Uber so different that you'll actually want to stay?
I applied online. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2017
Interview
I interviewed for an EA role and they had me go into the office to do video interviews... which I could have done from home being that I didn’t meet anyone in their office. Also, one of the people I was to meet via video flaked. It ended up being a waste of time. They also didn’t know how to interview, they had no idea what questions to ask me.
I was also surprised how messy their office was. There was trash all over the conference room tables and floor. I was told they removed all trash cans from the conference rooms so I guess people just leave trash around.
They give you a big project to work on which is VERY time consuming especially when you have your FT job to try to complete this too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They didn’t know what to ask me so I ask them questions!