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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Data Scientist
    Coding
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    "Clarifying questions: Are we taking about a personal parking lot or a public parking lot Do we have an objective in head for this lot -> Make money? Public parking lot from govt body Do we have a particular location in head for this -> basement, outside some building or on the roof Are we particular about the number of vehicles it can take up? Are we particular about the kind of vehicles that it can take up? (2 wheelers, 4 wheelers, heavy weight 4 wheelers) Taking a few assumptions:"

    Anubhav A. - "Clarifying questions: Are we taking about a personal parking lot or a public parking lot Do we have an objective in head for this lot -> Make money? Public parking lot from govt body Do we have a particular location in head for this -> basement, outside some building or on the roof Are we particular about the number of vehicles it can take up? Are we particular about the kind of vehicles that it can take up? (2 wheelers, 4 wheelers, heavy weight 4 wheelers) Taking a few assumptions:"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."

    Rav S. - "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Customer Success Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
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    "Clarifying questions: Are we trying to determine impact of changing timeline on Project? Assuming Project scenario. I need to take a 360 degree view and hence I would list down all the stakeholders and work with them to understand impact of changing timeline: Internal Stakeholders Business: Does this change impact the revenue/profitability Engineering: Do we foresee any technological risks due to change in timeline Sales: Does this impact our sales forecast Marketing:"

    Saket S. - "Clarifying questions: Are we trying to determine impact of changing timeline on Project? Assuming Project scenario. I need to take a 360 degree view and hence I would list down all the stakeholders and work with them to understand impact of changing timeline: Internal Stakeholders Business: Does this change impact the revenue/profitability Engineering: Do we foresee any technological risks due to change in timeline Sales: Does this impact our sales forecast Marketing:"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Program Sense
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "You are given a string S and a number K as input, and your task is to print S to console output considering that, at most, you can print K characters per line. Example: S = "abracadabra sample" K = 11 Output: abracadabra sample Note that this problem requires the interviewee gather extra requirements from the interviewer (e.g. do we care about multiple white spaces? what if the length of a word is greater than K, ...)"

    B. T. - "You are given a string S and a number K as input, and your task is to print S to console output considering that, at most, you can print K characters per line. Example: S = "abracadabra sample" K = 11 Output: abracadabra sample Note that this problem requires the interviewee gather extra requirements from the interviewer (e.g. do we care about multiple white spaces? what if the length of a word is greater than K, ...)"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
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    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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    "Designing an Email Application for the Blind Creating an accessible email application for blind users involves leveraging screen reader compatibility, tactile feedback, and voice recognition technologies. Here's a comprehensive approach: Core Design Principles: Accessibility-First Design: Ensure compatibility with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver. Follow accessibility guidelines (WCAG) for structure, navigation, and content. Voice Interaction:Use voice comman"

    Priti S. - "Designing an Email Application for the Blind Creating an accessible email application for blind users involves leveraging screen reader compatibility, tactile feedback, and voice recognition technologies. Here's a comprehensive approach: Core Design Principles: Accessibility-First Design: Ensure compatibility with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver. Follow accessibility guidelines (WCAG) for structure, navigation, and content. Voice Interaction:Use voice comman"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Product Design
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    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Customer Success Manager
    Behavioral
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    "SQL is structured query language."

    Rafia M. - "SQL is structured query language."See full answer

    Data Engineer
    SQL
    +2 more
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    "T launch the Copilot Plus feature for Surface, follow these steps: Define Value Proposition: Highlight AI-driven enhancements for productivity, creativity, and collaboration tailored to Surface users. Target Audience: Focus on professionals, creators, and students with specific use cases. Product Development: Ensure seamless integration with Surface hardware (touchscreen, Pen) and leverage Azure AI for unique functionalities. Marketing Strategy: Build excitement with teasers, influencer partner"

    Priti S. - "T launch the Copilot Plus feature for Surface, follow these steps: Define Value Proposition: Highlight AI-driven enhancements for productivity, creativity, and collaboration tailored to Surface users. Target Audience: Focus on professionals, creators, and students with specific use cases. Product Development: Ensure seamless integration with Surface hardware (touchscreen, Pen) and leverage Azure AI for unique functionalities. Marketing Strategy: Build excitement with teasers, influencer partner"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
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    "BERT - bidirectional encoder representations from transformer. For example:- it takes an entire sentence as input at once and understands the meaning of the words in that sentence and calculate the relations of words with each other irrespective of their positions from the original word to understand the meaning of the word using neighboring words. BERT model is a pre trained transformer model which can be fine-tuned for our purposes. It is used for tasks such sentimental analysis, question answ"

    Bhavya V. - "BERT - bidirectional encoder representations from transformer. For example:- it takes an entire sentence as input at once and understands the meaning of the words in that sentence and calculate the relations of words with each other irrespective of their positions from the original word to understand the meaning of the word using neighboring words. BERT model is a pre trained transformer model which can be fine-tuned for our purposes. It is used for tasks such sentimental analysis, question answ"See full answer

    Machine Learning Engineer
    Concept
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    "I would like to appreciate the company for giving an opportunity to visually impaired colleague and also making appropriate arrangements for enabling them to deliver their responsibilities smoothly. When I become aware of a teammate who is blind, I would start with the following steps - Understanding the degree of disability they have and doing my own research on how can one interact with such colleagues and facilitate smooth coordination with them I would approach them and ask as to how c"

    Khushboo S. - "I would like to appreciate the company for giving an opportunity to visually impaired colleague and also making appropriate arrangements for enabling them to deliver their responsibilities smoothly. When I become aware of a teammate who is blind, I would start with the following steps - Understanding the degree of disability they have and doing my own research on how can one interact with such colleagues and facilitate smooth coordination with them I would approach them and ask as to how c"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    +3

    "I've been a student worker at the Renaissance Hotel, I've been doing Inventory in their closet, stripping rooms, cleaning guest floors and cleaning the fitness center, I've also been a student worker at GFS, My tasks were stocking items on shelf, checking expiration dates, cleaning the breakroom, refilling supplies bottles. Additionally, I've been a student worker at Hampton Inn. The tasks I've completed at Hampton Inn were similar to the Renaissance. The tasks there were stripping rooms, Cleani"

    Amparo L. - "I've been a student worker at the Renaissance Hotel, I've been doing Inventory in their closet, stripping rooms, cleaning guest floors and cleaning the fitness center, I've also been a student worker at GFS, My tasks were stocking items on shelf, checking expiration dates, cleaning the breakroom, refilling supplies bottles. Additionally, I've been a student worker at Hampton Inn. The tasks I've completed at Hampton Inn were similar to the Renaissance. The tasks there were stripping rooms, Cleani"See full answer

    Machine Learning Engineer
    Behavioral
    +2 more
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
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