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      Language Specialist Interview

      20 Jul 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dublin, Dublin
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Airbnb (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2015

      Interview

      This has been by far the worst experience I've had in terms of a hiring process. I sent my CV via an internal referral and after a month I received a confirmation that I would receive a 3-hour translation test to do at home and submit via email. The test was pretty long but I really enjoyed it. After that, I got an email by someone in recruitment saying that I would soon receive a feedback on my test, negative or positive, with a brief explanation why it would have been accepted or rejected. Well, end of the story. Months passed by and I didn't get any feedback at all, even after sending the recruitment team a few emails (which obviously they never bother to reply). Some people I know, who did the same test, got a negative feedback, which is fair enough, at least they got an answer, but not me. A few days ago, surprise! I got an email thanking me for my interest in Airbnb and bla bla bla, but the position had been filled. When I replied by asking about my feedback, I didn't get any reply. I wonder if they ever reviewed my test, or they just lost it. I spent 3 hours doing a test and they couldn't spent a bit of their time reviewing it and replying to my emails. My impression is that the recruitment team is made of absolute beginners who have no idea how to work and be professional. The absolute lack of respect for candidates appalls me, and makes me wonder about this "amazing" company altogether.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Written translation test
      Answer question
      15

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      Language Specialist Interview

      12 Feb 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Singapore
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (Singapore)

      Interview

      Step one: complete a set of translation test within a given time frame. Step two: wait for the result for 3 weeks Step three (if pass test): phone interview with HR Step four (if shortlisted): second interview with reporting officer and more If rejected: complete an online survey and rate the quality of service by the HR you have interacted with. The HR person whom I had interacted with was impressively professional.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Tell us how you are like outside of work
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Describe what u understand that AirBnB does in the most concise way possible.
      Answer question
      7

      Language Specialist Interview

      10 Dec 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb in Nov 2015

      Interview

      After applying on its official website more than 1 month, got an 3-hours translation exercise, which is not very difficult if you have experience of copywriting or translation in marketing communication field, but very time-consuming. Two weeks later, the HR sent me an email to book an phone interview. It's very pity that I didn't do well in that interview. They rejected me two days later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      basic background check
      Answer question
      5

      Language Specialist Interview

      15 Aug 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Airbnb

      Interview

      Got an email with an exercise to be finished in 3 days. says will come back to me in a few days once finished. never heard back thereafter. It would be great if they may send me a few lines saying if i passed or not, consider the time and effort i have devoted into the test.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      a written test
      Answer question
      22

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