First I had a 45 minute interview to discuss the role and my qualifications. Then I was sent a take home project to design a sample travel itinerary. They provide extremely little detail for the itinerary leaving you to fill in a lot of blanks, the project took me 5 hours in total, it’s unpaid, and in the end I wasn’t accepted, which led me to believe they just took my itinerary to use then move on. For a project that takes that amount of effort, there should DEFINITELY be compensation, regardless of whether the candidate makes it to the next level or not.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso FlySmoother nel mese di lug 2023
Colloquio
Had what I thought was a good interview with the first screener, then was given an 8-day itinerary creation assignment. Not only did I complete the itinerary, I even provided alternative options for each element to account for a wide range of client tastes. The interviewer who reviewed it even said it was “perfect” and she couldn’t have done better. FlySmoother then ghosted me, rejecting me when I followed up. This has been a common experience among my other friends in the industry when applying to similar jobs. These travel start-ups post competitive salaries and positions to attract overqualified individuals, who then go on to build bespoke “sample” itineraries to be used by the start-up - either as an “off the rack” trip for clients, or as a training example for entry-level, and therefore “underpayable” candidates. Total scam.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Build an 8- day itinerary for two parents and their children.