I applied through an acquaintance that introduced me & submitted my resume to their recruiter. I visited their office and got to know a lot about the company from the acquaintance before any interviews. I was also interviewed for another position which I was declined of. I skipped the first round which was phone interview with recruiter because I've already done it with the other position. Second round: phone interview with 2 designers. After the first round I was instructed to come up 2 actionable ideas to improve their mobile apps. We went over those ideas and why I'd change them. They also asked me about my project experience. Third round: in-person interview with Booking.com designers and the recruiter. If you're outside of Amsterdam, they would provide you the plane ticket and hotel. I was already in Amsterdam so I missed out on the benefit. The first round of in-person interview was meeting the recruiter who explained the relocation package to Amsterdam, benefits, holidays etc. It was not really an interview but I was given time to ask more questions and gave my salary expectations. Lasted about 30 minutes. The second round of in-person interview was with two designers to understand how you design and your past mobile app designs, and my suggestions for the mobile apps. Questions they asked: What if someone says we should redesign our Android app to adapt Google Material Design? How would you design this iOS app (one of my past projects) so it looks more native? How would you redesign the room selection page on mobile for this particular hotel which has the most room options on Booking? The third round of in-person interview was with two designers who gave me a design challenge. Pretended that they were a multinational restaurant chain who wanted to spice up their business with technology, due to the complaints from customers about the waiting time. They asked about the screen flows on my design. If I was the CEO what would I do to generate more revenue, what things would I measure and why. How would I roll out the changes. I was told that they would play the owners of the restaurants and I could ask them questions. But during the design exercise I felt that the interviewers had a solution in mind and they wanted me to give them that solution rather than collaborate (with the owners) to reach the end-goal. The whole in-person interview lasted 4 hours. They provide the pens and paper for me to draw (and I was encouraged to). Between the in-person interviews they asked if I wanted any coffee, fruits or energy bars, which was a nice gesture. Their feedback was that they were impressed with my visual design skills and I was prepared for the interview, but they are looking for someone with stronger knowledge in iOS (I was more experienced in Android). They also felt I needed guidance in the design challenge. Overall it was a good interview experience. They were flexible in scheduling the in-person interview right away as I already had a flight out of Amsterdam before they contacted me.

Eerste gesprek: is met de recruiter. Het gaat over jezelf, wat je graag wil, wat je denkt dat je kan toevoegen aan het team. (telefonisch) Tweede gesprek: is een technisch gesprek met twee designers. Ze bespreken je verbeteringen van de app en jouw portfolio. Ook stellen ze vragen over Android vs iOS. (telefonisch) Derde gesprek: is bij Booking.com zelf.