I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Going to the inspection center, providing documentation (Driver's License), registration, insurance and getting the car inspected. Ask any questions you have about driving for Uber and provide any missing or incorrect information from your online application. I was a little disturbed that some driver's had people translating for them in English (considering that you will be driving people around who speak English). The interview (for lack of a better term) is just to ensure that you are who you say you are and match the identity of the person who applied. They will hire anyone who has a clean record. I was told by multiple people that they've streamlined the process and don't even do a comprehensive background check anymore (I don't believe that because it would be insane and put Uber in serious legal/PR disadvantages in the future), but it could be possible. Retention is a problem and they are paying huge bonuses to recommend people to become drivers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
provide your driver's license, registration, and insurance.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
No interview process. Sign up with existing driver when sign up bonuses are available. Submit required documents (Driver's License, Insurance Info, Vehicle Registration and agree to a background check. Once the background check passes, you will be able to download driver's app, read how to be a driver on their website and you start driving. I was given no formal training and started to drive with no idea what I was doing. Now they provide more information but no training.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Uber (Kansas City, MO) in Mar 2015
Interview
There is no interview. You'll have to submit your registration and insurance documents and they'll do a background check. That's it. Kind of creepy, actually. Just because you don't have an arrest record doesn't mean you'll be a good representative for the company. I suppose they just have too many people hiring on as drivers to do interviews. And the turn-over has got to be super-high, so the hire-rate probably won't let up any time soon.
Also, no drug screen. Again, probably a cost issue, but scary. I may drive for Uber, but I'm unlikely to ride with them since I know more than one driver who's a user and the company doesn't check for that.
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