I applied online. I interviewed at Revolut in Mar 2020
Interview
Brief interview with an internal recruiter, and then I was assigned take home tasks.
Felt like I wasted a week of my evenings on the take home tasks, working until midnight and on the weekend as well, to just get a few lines of bullet pointed feedback and a rejection on something I felt like I put a huge amount of effort in considering the time I had. Wish I could get that week of my life back.
Fair enough I suppose, but very disheartening. I would have been more neutral in my response if there was encouragement to apply again, considering the time I put in. I found the task itself really interesting, though a lot of it is subject to your own interpretations. Despite having the technical skills, there was a set criteria to meet on what they wanted to see on the analysis that I fell short of. I feel if I had the extra time or was not working, I could have nailed the detail. However, I felt like I put as much effort in as I could given the time I had, but what a headache it was.
Understandable if they need to sift the applicants somehow. However, the very impersonal application process has put me off and I would not want to apply again. Reading other reviews of the organisation, it does not sound like Revolut care for individuals and I get a sense of that attitude from this experience alone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What scripting experience do you have and how would you rate your proficiency?
We're sorry to hear that you didn't have a more positive experience, we always seek to get feedback to our candidates, and we really appreciate that home tasks take time and effort. We'd kindly ask that you fill in the survey that was sent out to you, so that we can identify any potential problem areas.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut
Interview
As a seasoned professional, this was the most absurd interview process I've ever experienced, and I didn't even make it to an in-person interview. The recruiter reached out after I submitted my resume online. She wanted me to to fill out an assessment online that took 60 minutes. The questions were odd and irrelevant to the job posting. For example: "How much does it cost to send $1000 transfer from UK to Australia using conventional banks?" I completed the assessment regardless and she reached out again to have me complete a challenge. This seemed like a bit much, considering I hadn't even had a phone interview yet. The challenge stated that it would 5 hours to complete. FIVE HOURS....and I hadn't even had a phone interview yet! This was ridiculous. I've worked for two Fortune 500 companies, and neither required anything like this. Still, I was interested in the position, and even though I work a demanding full-time job, I started the challenge. The files that I needed to download for the challenge had almost 70k rows in Excel. Every single time I tried to open them my personal computer crashed entirely. I tried this for TWO hours. Finally, I reached out to the recruiter asking if there were any alternative formats or solutions, and she replied that "As a data-driven company we expect most of our employees to be able to independently solve problems using data in their day-to-day work. Given opening up a CSV file is part of the challenge itself and figuring it out yourself, unfortunately there is no possibility to send you split files."
I found this APPALLING. First of all, I was not applying to an IT position, nor am I an IT computer expert. Second, no where in the challenge did it state that accessing their absurdly large files that will crash your computer is "apart of the challenge". What type of joke is this? This is a cruel trick and truly insulting - implying that I cannot manage day to day problems because their file crashed my computer. I do not see how this is relevant to the job description what so ever. The recruiter's reply left an awful disgusting taste in my mouth. What a red flag...if the company is this difficult PRIOR to a PHONE interview, I can only imagine what it is like to actually for Revolut.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much does it cost to send $1000 transfer from UK to Australia using conventional banks?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
After the online application, I had to complete an Analytical Test, followed by a Home Task relevant to the job, after which I spoke with 3 team members (of the position's level) followed by a conversation with the higher manager (6 weeks later). The team members mostly asked the same questions in every interview (it seems they work off a list of questions. A mix of behavioral and case-based questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Simply explain a complicated or technical process?