Booking.com looking for CPT Devs and Product Owners

Baxteen said:
before that, it was a phone a skype call, wiht what felt more like HR, because no technical questions were asked.
then it was the skype video call.
that got quite technical, and things were going really well, we started discussing things I have knowlage about due to my work experience, that lead to them asking if restraint of trade would be an issue, I realised it would be, and we agreed there is no point in wasting more time.

the video call lasted all of 2 mins.
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So how was the test?
 
evilskaap said:
@Baxteen, how was the interview process upto that point?
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Not sure how long ago his interview process was but it starts of with a LinkedIN request and if you are interested there is a technical test. If you pass that you move onto Skype interviews, a face to face etc.

Baiscally, like most bigger tech companies. First a technical test to weed out the hundreds/thousands of chancers.
 
Hamster said:
Not sure how long ago his interview process was but it starts of with a LinkedIN request and if you are interested there is a technical test. If you pass that you move onto Skype interviews, a face to face etc.

Baiscally, like most bigger tech companies. First a technical test to weed out the hundreds/thousands of chancers.
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I don't remember a test. And I was not contacted via LinkedIn. This was around August 2015
 
Baxteen said:
I don't remember a test. And I was not contacted via LinkedIn. This was around August 2015
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A lot can change in two years.

On another note - I'd love to visit Netherlands, go up toe the Friesland area and see where my great grandfather came from etc. but not 100% sure I want to permanently move to Netherlands. I reckon that if I was to try and move to Europe I would go for Germany.
 
Hamster said:
A lot can change in two years.

On another note - I'd love to visit Netherlands, go up toe the Friesland area and see where my great grandfather came from etc. but not 100% sure I want to permanently move to Netherlands. I reckon that if I was to try and move to Europe I would go for Germany.
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Netherlands would be the top of my list for a permanent move.

close enough that a weekend to england is possible.
weekend to Germanny, done.
weekend to france? no problem.
quick trip into scandawegia is also possible.

want to go to download? sure, Wacken, Wave, all easy.

I would not apply at bookings.com again now, but I would consider it early next year. I am still enjoying stability for now.
 
GoB said:
just DO IT :D

I have no faith in myself but I will apply and commit.
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there is a bit more to applying for me.

in the "how much do you earn and how do you spend it" thread there is more info on this.
right now I am prioritising stability over salary in order to better myself, get a bit of stability at a single company. early next year I will re-evaluate things.
 
Hamster said:
We've actually looked at Booking.com as a way of potentially getting into Europe. From what I've read (keeping in mind it's an ex-employee who wrote it) Booking.com hires people for a one year contract, renews it for a second year but then not after that.

If you read up on the Dutch employment laws there is a clause that states that once your contract is renewed a second time (third contract) you become a permanent staff member. So apparently they let you go after your second year so as to avoid having you as a permanent staff member.

Regardless, they offer relocation and stuff so if you can find other work there you are set. To be honest, though, I'd much rather move to and live in Utrecht than Amsterdam itself.
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I work at Booking.com in Amsterdam

Started off with 1 year contract and next year got perm.

Its a really great place to work. i would recommend it for sure.

Anyone interested in working there, PM me as i have some contacts.
 
I worked in the Netherlands for 10 years, it's a great place! That or South Germany would be my 1st choice.
Traveled all over Europe while I was there. Had plenty of disposable income, no safety issues whatsoever. Heck I would go jogging in a forest/park at 11pm without a care.

Only moved back because I was getting bored and had a romantic interest in SA.
 
biometrics said:
Except, the language is nothing like spoken Afrikaans. An Afrikaans person can read some Dutch but certainly not speak or understand it. I was there for IBC in 2008. Nice place to visit, not sure I would want to live there though.
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I find it incredibly easy to understand dutch, and I got 45% for Afrikaans in matric.
 
There are actually some really interesting looking jobs there. "Data Scientists Machine Learning".
 
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