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  • "Not my response, just the Points noted, : Show passion for the work - certifications, competitions, etc., Show the contribution to the Org Has relevant work experience Has the resume been crafted for the job opening and aligns with the job opening Resumes typically get 15-20 seconds for review "

    K v K. - "Not my response, just the Points noted, : Show passion for the work - certifications, competitions, etc., Show the contribution to the Org Has relevant work experience Has the resume been crafted for the job opening and aligns with the job opening Resumes typically get 15-20 seconds for review "See full answer

    Behavioral
  • "Clarification - I will first clarify what is the data insights we are talking about? Is it a feature in the platform or are we talking about data insights that we use in our work? First listen and not judge - I will first try to understand what the engineer is talking about, what is the disagreement that he is raising. Context - Then I will try to ask the engineer if he has the overall context about the feature/solution/functionality he is talking about. If he has all the cont"

    Rohith K. - "Clarification - I will first clarify what is the data insights we are talking about? Is it a feature in the platform or are we talking about data insights that we use in our work? First listen and not judge - I will first try to understand what the engineer is talking about, what is the disagreement that he is raising. Context - Then I will try to ask the engineer if he has the overall context about the feature/solution/functionality he is talking about. If he has all the cont"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Discord logoAsked at Discord 

    "My style of inspiring / discovery sessions / brainstorming / execution guidance / upskiling the team has always been Outcome driven. Outcomes always took the central focus of our efforts, and hence easier prioritisation and a clarity on why a decision failed or succeeded. I take personal responsibility to help the teams to define outcomes if it is a complicated charter and for most help them fine tune the outcomes to keep them simple, progressive and aspirational."

    RestlessMonk - "My style of inspiring / discovery sessions / brainstorming / execution guidance / upskiling the team has always been Outcome driven. Outcomes always took the central focus of our efforts, and hence easier prioritisation and a clarity on why a decision failed or succeeded. I take personal responsibility to help the teams to define outcomes if it is a complicated charter and for most help them fine tune the outcomes to keep them simple, progressive and aspirational."See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • "Structure: 1. Ask Clarifying Questions 2. Look at external factors 3. Look at Internal factors ( Slice the data aross different cuts and plan accordingly) Clarifying Questions: What's an outbound message? Is it something Linkedin users send among each other? Decline trends: Is the decline steep or gradual? From when, are we seeing this decline (Say since a week, fortnight, month, etc) External Factors: Have we seen any competition led changes/ new campaigns etc? Have we see"

    Meenakshi sundaram M. - "Structure: 1. Ask Clarifying Questions 2. Look at external factors 3. Look at Internal factors ( Slice the data aross different cuts and plan accordingly) Clarifying Questions: What's an outbound message? Is it something Linkedin users send among each other? Decline trends: Is the decline steep or gradual? From when, are we seeing this decline (Say since a week, fortnight, month, etc) External Factors: Have we seen any competition led changes/ new campaigns etc? Have we see"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Analytical
    +1 more
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 

    "Understand gaps team by interviewing on 1:1, reading past performance reviews and talking to old managers/cross functional Identify Goals and use the SMART framework to set those goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, relevant, time related) Share with team and make sure they understand them. Clarify questions if needed. Explain WHY these goals matter. Tie to company goals/mission/culture. Put together an action plan TOGETHER- give often feedback: "pinches no punches"

    Chantal C. - "Understand gaps team by interviewing on 1:1, reading past performance reviews and talking to old managers/cross functional Identify Goals and use the SMART framework to set those goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, relevant, time related) Share with team and make sure they understand them. Clarify questions if needed. Explain WHY these goals matter. Tie to company goals/mission/culture. Put together an action plan TOGETHER- give often feedback: "pinches no punches"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • OpenAI logoAsked at OpenAI 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +5 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Preparing for a significant security compliance change can be overwhelming. The most efficient way to achieve GDPR compliance is through interdepartmental collaboration and the use of technology solutions that automate and validate business needs such as policy compliance, data security and required reporting. As the deadline looms, most organizations should already have started assessing the business impact, devising a company-wide implementation plan and addressing additional resource needs. E"

    Mahesh L. - "Preparing for a significant security compliance change can be overwhelming. The most efficient way to achieve GDPR compliance is through interdepartmental collaboration and the use of technology solutions that automate and validate business needs such as policy compliance, data security and required reporting. As the deadline looms, most organizations should already have started assessing the business impact, devising a company-wide implementation plan and addressing additional resource needs. E"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 
    +1

    "I responded how capital one wants to help everyone have access to banking and change banking for the better for all. (Tying it to their mission statement) Leaned into this saying how I personally want to use my use my skills to help increase awareness to financial health for the community and serve the community that im a part of."

    Anonymous Hummingbird - "I responded how capital one wants to help everyone have access to banking and change banking for the better for all. (Tying it to their mission statement) Leaned into this saying how I personally want to use my use my skills to help increase awareness to financial health for the community and serve the community that im a part of."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Engineering Managers (EMs) juggle multiple responsibilities, which can vary significantly depending on the company, team, and organizational needs. One of the most critical skills for an EM is strategic thinking. This includes setting a clear vision for the team, participating in roadmap planning meetings, and crafting actionable roadmaps to guide the team toward its goals. In addition to strategic thinking, an EM must excel in three key areas: People Management: This involves ensuring te"

    Pramod S. - "Engineering Managers (EMs) juggle multiple responsibilities, which can vary significantly depending on the company, team, and organizational needs. One of the most critical skills for an EM is strategic thinking. This includes setting a clear vision for the team, participating in roadmap planning meetings, and crafting actionable roadmaps to guide the team toward its goals. In addition to strategic thinking, an EM must excel in three key areas: People Management: This involves ensuring te"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
  • "While working as a consultant, I was assigned to a project to design and build a solution for accessing and managing documents on deepwater drilling wells with limited connectivity. I and the developer assigned to the project conducted interviews with various engineers and team members on the rigs. We worked with the client's IT group to analyze options for getting content to and from the rig. Together, we came up with a solution that would leverage their existing SharePoint infrastructure (avai"

    John F. - "While working as a consultant, I was assigned to a project to design and build a solution for accessing and managing documents on deepwater drilling wells with limited connectivity. I and the developer assigned to the project conducted interviews with various engineers and team members on the rigs. We worked with the client's IT group to analyze options for getting content to and from the rig. Together, we came up with a solution that would leverage their existing SharePoint infrastructure (avai"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 

    "Situation - A time when I worked well on a team was while I was working with the larger team at Blade to do the redesign before their IPO. Essentially, we had a month to launch a redesign (both visual and UX) of the entire project Task - I was tasked to direct all design efforts and strategy for the mobile and web experience on blade - being a lead in the trifecta group. Action - Through effective teamwork, we all led strategy and championed our areas of product, design and engineering. As a"

    Ben G. - "Situation - A time when I worked well on a team was while I was working with the larger team at Blade to do the redesign before their IPO. Essentially, we had a month to launch a redesign (both visual and UX) of the entire project Task - I was tasked to direct all design efforts and strategy for the mobile and web experience on blade - being a lead in the trifecta group. Action - Through effective teamwork, we all led strategy and championed our areas of product, design and engineering. As a"See full answer

    Product Designer
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 
    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +7

    "Honestly, In addition to having the right expertise and skills required for this job, I am really looking forward to being part of this organisation’s journey. I am really confident that I will really exceed your expectations in achieving both mine and the company’s goals. I have worked with different teams in different capacities, managed a team of engineers successfully from very early part of my career and that has made me a very easy person to work with. I get things done easily. I am passio"

    Piyush D. - "Honestly, In addition to having the right expertise and skills required for this job, I am really looking forward to being part of this organisation’s journey. I am really confident that I will really exceed your expectations in achieving both mine and the company’s goals. I have worked with different teams in different capacities, managed a team of engineers successfully from very early part of my career and that has made me a very easy person to work with. I get things done easily. I am passio"See full answer

    Sales Representative
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 

    "Facebook's mission is to bring people closer. And sports is common language connecting people across the world. The joy of enjoying watching sports is with friends who also support the same team, cheer for them and trade facts about them. The product I would build is a live interactive sports app that a group of friends, though they are apart physically, can join into, chat and share happiness. The interactive sports app will stream live sports and allow users to create a community or group"

    Rishi P. - "Facebook's mission is to bring people closer. And sports is common language connecting people across the world. The joy of enjoying watching sports is with friends who also support the same team, cheer for them and trade facts about them. The product I would build is a live interactive sports app that a group of friends, though they are apart physically, can join into, chat and share happiness. The interactive sports app will stream live sports and allow users to create a community or group"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "My weakness was stage fright and talking in front of a large audience. This TPM role does offer me an opportunity to do both but not at the scale at which impacts my day to day role. Also over many years I have taken remedial action e.g. joined a Toast Masters club to overcome my weakness."

    Anonymous Mollusk - "My weakness was stage fright and talking in front of a large audience. This TPM role does offer me an opportunity to do both but not at the scale at which impacts my day to day role. Also over many years I have taken remedial action e.g. joined a Toast Masters club to overcome my weakness."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. I am always inspired by helping others to achieve more by participating to different volunteer and mentorship experiences like Microsoft Student Ambassador, and GeeksForGeeks student ambassador, and I have also created and shared a free competitive-programming guide which once reached more than 700 stars on github, that enables students and professionals to join Microsoft like Microsoft, that hav"

    Davide P. - "Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. I am always inspired by helping others to achieve more by participating to different volunteer and mentorship experiences like Microsoft Student Ambassador, and GeeksForGeeks student ambassador, and I have also created and shared a free competitive-programming guide which once reached more than 700 stars on github, that enables students and professionals to join Microsoft like Microsoft, that hav"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
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