Orbitz Worldwide Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

The hiring process was great--great communication along the whole way. I got a phone call with a hiring manager and they bought me in and I interviewed four people, including the hiring manager. I knew something was wrong when they asked me questions like "What do you like to do?" and "How do you feel about data" I was not asked one technical question. Then I met the hiring manager and she gave me a case. Although they were literally all white and similarly-aged and from the Midwest, they were all nice and I felt positive, though in the back of my mind, I was confused by why it was so easy. This can't be right? Well, the next day, I got an email saying I did great, but they were hiring an internal candidate. Now it's easy to assume that because I didn't get the offer, I'm bitter. This is really not the case because if the interview was hard or I didn't get along with the interviewers, then I get it. I'm not qualified. This is like my 900th rodeo, and I've had plenty of bad interviews. That being said, WHAT THE HECK. If Orbitz knew the entire time that they were hiring an internal candidate, WHY INTERVIEW ME. Why make me take off a (precious) day off work, why make me waste 4 hours being interviewed by people who don't even ask serious questions? And the thing is, I actually read another similar incident on Glassdoor and didn't think it would apply to me. But it did. The problem with Orbitz HR is that they have to interview external candidates to get their quotas in. But they have no intention of hiring you. It's just good for their internal metrics. And I don't blame the HR people--maybe that's what the higher ups told them to do. But to the hiring manager: I can hope you sleep well at night. I hope you enjoy doing this to people. I hope your internal candidate is everything you ever wished for.

I was emailed about two interviews. The first was with the manager, which was okay. They hadn't looked at my resume and didn't seem prepared. The interview room had glass walls and was in a busy area with no privacy. The second interview was with the VP and they were very cold and unfriendly. They asked pretty standard questions like strengths, weaknesses, and what I liked and disliked about my current job. There weren't any out-of-the-box or hypothetical questions. The interview went over the scheduled time. I was told I'd hear back but haven't. I sent an email about a week later for an update, but got no response. That's how it goes.

Got an email about my resume on Tuesday, and they asked for a phone interview. Then, on Thursday, I had a 30-minute call with the hiring manager. The following week, I went in for a series of interviews with three different people. They gave me an offer the very next day!