I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Uber in Aug 2015
Interview
Applied on Uber website for the position in Chicago. Got a recruiter to contact me the next day and scheduled a 30-min interview for the following week. As soon as she answered the call, the recruiter was rude and blameful. She asked why I applied to more than one jobs in the company and asked one more background question before rashly asking me if I had any questions for her. She never gave me a chance to speak nor really listened to what I was saying (seemed distracted). I never thought I'd be so disappointed or shocked that someone so rude would represent the company. If that's the representation Uber has, I definitely do not recommend working there.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Uber (Austin, TX) in Sep 2015
Interview
Sent in resume online. Got an email back the next day to set up a phone interview. Recruiter canceled the interview 1 minute before it was scheduled via email. Rescheduled for the next day. The initial phone interview with the recruiter was VERY general.
I asked a few questions about the position and he didn't know the answers to most of them.
I got a sense, based on how little he knew about the actual position, that this was more or less to make sure of two things 1) You're not a complete idiot. 2) You're willing to be an Uber slave.
One of the questions he asked was "Most of our managers work 50-80 hours per week. Is that something you're ok with?"
Why not just ask "How little do you value your time outside of work?" That was essentially the end of my candidacy as I very noticeably hesitated before making up some BS answer that I'm sure was not at all convincing.
Come on, you expect people to work essentially two full time jobs for one salary? Give me a break. This is not a startup anymore, they no longer care about their employees.
As I recall, there are a total of 6 interview steps. I went through the first 2: basic phone interview and an analytics test.
The basic phone interview was pretty straightforward: My previous experiences, why I wanted to work at Uber, work hours and compensation. After about 20 minutes I was sent a link to take their analytics test.
The analytics test needed to be completed between 24-48 hours after it has been sent out. Once you click on the link to begin the test, you have 2 hours to complete it. It consisted of 32 questions that you would use Excel to complete: data analysis from CSV file, metrics, qualitative questions, and finally 2 essay questions. Other than the qualitative and essay questions, all other questions were multiple choice answers. Contrary to popular opinion here, I thought the analytics were not easy, given the time constraint of 2 hours.
To do well, really understand your Excel (e.g. pivot tables and search functions such as min/max, vlookup, goal seek, etc.). Also, really think about the business and the various metrics they use to track performance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Type 1 Questions: Data analysis from CSV file (e.g. find the highest number of complete trips within the 2-week period)
Type 2 Questions: Metrics (e.g. what's the best metric to use to guage whether or not new drivers are needed)
Type 3 Questions: Qualitative questions (e.g. in 4 sentences or less, try to sell someone on becoming a Uber driver)
Type 4 Questions: Essay questions (e.g. write a letter to a Uber driver about anything, such as a new promo or strategies to improve their earning)