I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (Amsterdam) in Apr 2016
Interview
Very amicable and easy going. Straight to the point. Recruiter wanted to understand what had attracted me to apply and why I thought I was a good candidate for the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think will be challenging about this role?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Uber (San Paolo del Brasile, ) in May 2016
Interview
In summary, the long process for selecting a general manager is: phone screen with recruiter, analytics test, creativity test, 2 interviews with peers, 1 interview with country leader, one presentation of a business plan for the city to which you are applying. All stages can eliminate you.
The whole process was very long. I applied through LinkedIn. One month after that, I was contacted by the recruiter, who explained me how the process was and asked me already some questions. Those were in general more in depth business questions that I usually get from a HR person. Then I moved to the analytical test, which is pretty much an excel test with some "what would you do" type of questions. If you know how to do pivot tables and vlookup, it should not be hard. Then I move to the creativity test. At this point I felt they were taking advantage of the recruiting process to fish for ideas. I had to suggest marketing campaigns, KPIs, and so on. After many weeks I got a reply that I was approved and had to prepare for the interviews. The HR person was very detailed on explained what would be evaluated in the interview, what competences they were seeking and what type of questions to expect. I also heard that my test's results were not so good because I hadn't put much effort to it!
I honestly felt very tired of the whole thing. I started thinking of the chances I had of actually getting the job x the amount of time and work I would have to put to it (preparing a detailed business plan + 90 min presentation). I decided to decline. Perhaps I am not Uber material anyways.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- How would you get 1000 drivers in one week
- How would you get 1000 users in one week
- How would you get your team started
- Write a media response after negative statement from taxi drivers' union
- Propose a partnership, how it would work, KPIs, and so on
- Do a marketing laundry list of ideas (campaigns) and how you would communicate them to drivers and users.
- How to attract drivers
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Uber (Mosca, ) in Feb 2016
Interview
Interview with HR, cognitive test, creative assignment, interview with hiring manager, interview panel with 4 people incl. hiring manager, 30 slide city presentation preparation, presentation to regional director + 2 other. I didn't make the presentation as well as I could, so they wanted me to meet the team too. Met 3 guys in a cafe, had a chat with them. Weird, as they were supposed to be my potential subordinates, and they were interviewing me... At the end was told that I don't have enough leadership experience... To be fair, I didn't make the presentation well and it was mentioned too, but nevertheless, the main reasoning was lack of leadership experience, but it was clear from the CV! Why waste 2 month of my time then? The people I talked to were nice though. The business is quite tough though, at least in Russia. After making driver income analysis, I realized poor bastards had to work 10 hours a day 6 times a week to make an average salary! Of course, it is their choice, bla bla bla, but you need to be prepared to be talking to a part of drivers, who will hate you. Cognitive test is quite easy to find online for 50 bucks or so.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Many question, from HR to work related - you need to understand how the system works.