The interview process moves very quickly, but that's about the only positive I have to say for it.
You'll speak to an HR person for a few minutes (general screen), then you'll be asked to complete a creative review. While the concept is great, there are some serious flaws. The creative exercise took me quite a few hours. I had two write two blog posts, responses to customer emails and tweets, and a variety of other tasks. While I was in the middle of the responses, I was fine with this step in the process, but looking back, I felt it was overkill.
After that, they'll ask you to go through a series of Skype interview. Just a word to Uber: don't use Skype unless you have an internet connection to support it. I took the time to get a landline, headset, and find a quiet place to have the interview and you should likely do the same.
In my experience, I had a very difficult time scheduling my Skype interviews. I felt very much like a low priority. Their requests for interviews were last minute - I did my best to accomodate them during the holidays (Thanksgiving), but they changed the time several times, and stood me up on one skype interview. I was also asked to write MORE blog posts for a SECOND creative exercise after this.
After your skype interviews, you'll then have ANOTHER interview - this time, in person, potentially with several people. Another note for Uber - please be up front with your process in terms of how long interviews will be. An hour and a half is not a "quick meeting."
In the end, though I had gone through the entire process, talked to a variety of people and essentially reached the last step in the process, I received a form letter telling me that they would not be pursuing an offer with me. Form letter. From uber hr - not even a name.
For a company who relies on being personable to it's consumers, this was a shock. Uber would do well to remember that the people they are interviewing are likely ALSO consumers. Or were consumers, as the case is with me.
