I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tripadvisor (Boston, MA) in Feb 2010
Interview
It was a very exhaustive interview process, starting with a phone interview with the recruiter and then a phone interview with a fellow Product Manager. They brought me to Boston and I had a set of 6 interviews the first time around with 2 Directors of Product and 1 engineer and 1 Director of engineering and 2 product managers. Then I had to wait to hear back from them on the results and after a week they called me and asked me whether I would be interested in doing a second set of interview. The HR contact was helpful but was not super responsive at times. I went there again and met with 2 VP's , my hiring manager, 2 engineers.
Once this was completed, it took some more time for them to get back to me and then when I thought I got the job, they told me that I need to complete a presentation. I wish they could have told this sooner, so that I could have completed during that week and not extend the process.
The interview process is very exhaustive and I thought I was being picked on...but once I joined the company I know how lucky I am as they are really really picky with the people they hire.
Everybody is super smart and all the people are metrics driven and very knowledgeable, so there is no BS'ing to any answers or experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What websites do you use everyday and how would you incorporate their user experiences into your product?
The process extremely Easy and friendly l. They wanted to know more about my work experience and management style.The process extremely Easy and friendly l. They wanted to know more about my work experience and management style.The process extremely Easy and friendly l. They wanted to know more about my work experience and management style
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tripadvisor (London, England)
Interview
Quite long process with multiple rounds, I had 4.
Allows an opportunity for you to get to meet different people across the teams, to help you interview the company, just as they are interviewing you and ensuring you will be a good fit for each other.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Assessing current product performance and business model, produce a business model and strategy of how I would make the product successful within one year
Easy interview. The person was fairly comfortable and in a good office space. They offered tea and coffee and cookies. The environment was good and open space. One male and one female interviewe person. All I all good