Uber ‘Business Phone Screen’ interview?

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DonBobby

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DonBobby
Dec 1, 2021 9 Comments

It seems the first interview for Uber 5a Software engineer position is a ‘Business Phone Screen’.

The prep guide provided says it’s for you to talk about skills and experience - has anyone had one of these before?

Most interview experiences I could find online say the initial is a leetcode style interview. But the description makes it sound like this might be different.

Any info and thoughts welcome!

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  • New
    BasicAnvil

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    BasicAnvil
    It’s not about salary. It’s about 2 things 1.) do you understand the job you are applying for. If not, they provide insight 2.) Speak past experiences that we then gauge around 5 key areas to determine if you are a good fit for role, culture, growth, etc.

    I do lots of these interviews.
    Dec 1, 2021 4
    • New
      BasicAnvil

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      BasicAnvil
      The recruiter seems to be confusing business screen with an on site. I’ve never seen out of my 26 interviews for Uber where they asked me to whiteboard during the screen.

      It’s always focused on 5 areas and how well you fit based on your experience and answers.

      The on site includes systems design, coding,
      Etc.

      Most of the time the recruiters aren’t very informed on the roles themselves or the processes. Just FYI.
      Dec 1, 2021
    • Amazon
      DonBobby

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      DonBobby
      OP
      Makes sense. So the process would be something like this:

      Business call -> phone/screener interview -> onsite interview

      Does that sound right?
      Dec 1, 2021
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    nPYy56

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    nPYy56
    It’s a tell me about yourself interview. They’ll go over the basics of the job and salary range most likely and see if it’s a good fit and if you want to move forward.
    Dec 1, 2021 2
    • Amazon
      DonBobby

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      DonBobby
      OP
      Hmm I already had an initial call with the recruiter where we discussed this.

      He was a bit confused about the next step though and said it would be a Business Phone Screen and involve ‘a white board, a problem where I’m expected to verify requirements and come up with working code which covered edge cases too’.

      Also he said after this would be the onsite.

      Any thoughts?
      Dec 1, 2021
    • Uber
      nPYy56

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      nPYy56
      Got it. Thought you were referring to the initial call with the recruiter. If you’ve already done that, the second interview is usually with your potential manager.
      Dec 1, 2021
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    caliboy9

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    caliboy9
    OP I have a similar business phone screen coming up soon. Can you please share your experience
    Jan 10 0