I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2019
Interview
Airbnb, I expected more from a hospitality company. Fully ghosted by the recruiter after she flaked 3 times: After Recruiter reached out to me for a phone prescreening, I scheduled a call on her calendar for the coming Monday. She called me 25 minutes after our scheduled time, so I asked if we could reschedule to another day, which she said we could on Wednesday. At the scheduled time on Wed, she didn't call, so 15min after our scheduled time I emailed her asking if we were still on. After 45 minutes, she emailed me back with no apology, and rescheduled again to Friday. On Friday she called me 30 minutes earlier than the time I can confirmed with her via email, and when I called and left a voicemail at our scheduled time, she never responded. Never heard from the recruiter again. Airbnb, do better.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was never asked a question, she cancelled on me 3 times, before ghosting.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2018
Interview
Be careful about interviewing here if you are a minority. They have a process called the “Rooney rule” which means before they make a hire they have to interview a certain amount of Black or Hispanic candidates before they can make a hire on any given position. Thus you may be asked to interview with zero intention of hiring you! They just want to go through the motions to appease this rule. Some of the signals can be if you are contacted months after you apply and they ask “if you are still interested in interviewing” or you are rejected the following day via email before normal business hours. Use your time wisely and be cautious!
I applied online. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2017
Interview
I had a really great call with a recruiter, who - even though I am very junior, after talking to me brought me directly onsite. They worked quickly and got me to talk to the hiring manager the next day, and then an offer almost immediately. I really felt their culture and felt hosted. Loved every minute of being there. They really understood what I was about, valued me and what I was saying even though I was significantly more junior than anyone I was talking to, and cared about what they were doing. The hiring team followed up with congratulations to me once and offer was extended.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical questions about relationships with hiring managers, sourcers, and coordinators... about myself, etc. A few out of the box questions about me :) Questions about why Airbnb. Nothing unexpected.