Interview Questions

Surbhi G. - "Goal - Use latest technology to efficiently drive DMV processes User landscape - DMV Employees Public Clarify if we designing for employee productivity, employee shifts, automate internal processes for DMV OR for Public who uses DMV services Lets assume it is for Public. So My prompt and new goal becomes: DMV app to reduce foot traffic to DMV by automating processes online Is that correct to assume? User Journey today: User walkins to DMV -> A User takes online appointment -> Fill sin"See full answer

Kwabena B. - "Clarification Define rush hour? hours leading up to the work day 8-10am and after the work day 5-7pm Are we focused on specific types of drivers? American commuters. Private drivers going to and from work What is Google's goal? Increase engagement with google services Roadmap for interviewer: User--> Pain Points-->Solution--> Vision-->Features-->Tradeoffs User American commuters. Private drivers going to and from work Can't be too distracted even durin"See full answer

Sukriti C. - "Why is this important? Human capital is the core competitive advantage for technology companies, especially Google. Making the best hire for a given position vs not at scale can mean hours of lost productivity with significant monetary implications. The corollary to a false negative is also a false positive. Assuming that the goal is to hire the best candidate for a given job, the fact that the right person was not hired means the less than the right person for the job was. Impact : Delta"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions Key value proposition of the product: an app that the blind can use to hail taxi service. User type: fully blind people, based in the USA. Form Factor: Mobile app for iOS and Android Target market Mobility is a basic human need. Currently, blind people are either dependent on others OR have to compromise on being mobile. -> Importance of problem is high People need to visit multiple places in a day: work, leisure activities, social life etc. --> the frequency of"See full answer

Manu G. - "Design an alarm clock for blind people Clarifying question: Does it have to be a physical product or software? Your call Do I need to think about the long-term implications of the product from a strategy perspective or a single product? single product What are the metrics this company will focus on? Engagement What industry are we in? (start-up, google/Amazon, etc) - Startup What do we mean by blind? - ppl who cannot see anything, or people who still have sense of"See full answer

Vaibhav B. - "Great question, I’ll take a moment to organize my thoughts before answering - Sure I have a few clarification questions and some assumptions - Go ahead 5 years and infinite resources, I have no constraints in terms of making technology advancements - Yes, no constraint I’ll focus on improving the lives of people and changing the ways people use Google Translate and may expand the use to different products.. not just existing interface - Cool Let's take a step back and think why people nee"See full answer

Anonymous Parakeet - "Clarifying Questions: How far is the retirement home from the convenience store? What part of the world is this convenience store located in? Will this be designed for Boomer generation or later generations when they retire? We assume that the convenience store is right next door, is located in the US in a very suburban location, and is designed for the Boomer generation that is retired/retiring Users: We assume retirement homes, or assisted living facilities take in folks who"See full answer

Googlepm 1. - "Personas : Kids not liking to eat fruits Overweight individuals People who cannot afford fruits Let's select kids who do not want to eat fruits. Pain points : They are finicky eaters They do not know the value of the fruits They do not like the taste of the fruits They want to be fab - not eating healthy alongside friends Solutions : Fruit tracker : self , Global tracker for self + friends, rewards from jamba Juice coupon Recipes : Shown using household it"See full answer

Jasmin R. - "Candidate: Before we go ahead I have a few clarifying questions, I’d like to ask. Interviewer: Sure. Candidate: Just to clarify, we would like to improve WhatsApp and our goal is to earn revenue from it. Is that true? Interviewer: Yes, that is true. Candidate: Great, WhatsApp currently has 3 different plans. 1) Private WhatsApp 2) WhatsApp Business for small B2C businesses 3) WhatsApp Business API, for medium and large B2C businesses. I know that the 3’rd category"See full answer

Joel J. - "Put a screen on it. Core needs of fridge: Maintain a cool temperature to prevent food from going bad. Store ice or cold water or products that may melt. These jobs have to be done efficiently, conveniently and safely. Efficiency can be done by addressing Coefficient of Performance and Cost of energy. Convenience can be done by easy organization and access to items. Safety can be attributed to food safety or working condition of fridge. Our product innovation would be to add a sc"See full answer

Arthur Y. - "Clarifying Questions: Clarify scenario My assumed answer: I walk through example flow of family watching YT via Chromecast on parent’s account, then an adult-themed video auto-plays What is goal? My assumed answer: From the prompt, the immediate goal is to prevent inappropriate videos from playing at inappropriate times. At a higher-level, since Google/YT has such a high market penetration % already, the goal is retention of existing users and not having them stop usin"See full answer

P D. - "My Least Favorite Product: Amazon Kindle I have both: amazon kindle 8th generation (with backlight) and without backlight for many years now and also part of kindle unlimited program. And would be having more than 200-300 books on it already ranging across various topics What i don't like about kindle is that, its operating system has not evolved since many years. It's as difficult to operate as it was when it was launched. Infact now i don't prefer to browse the books on kindle, instead buy t"See full answer

Suyash kumar T. - "I will talk about the carwash landscape here a bit. How futuristic do you want the solution to be - flying cars kind of futuristic or something that I can use even now ? What do you mean by a car wash - Is it a physical location where I take my car to OR is it something that I can install at home ? There are two sides to a car wash set up - the car wash company and the user - I am going to assume that we are building this solution for the user. Is there an specific goal in mind or I can cho"See full answer

Tim W. - "Clarify "What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice. "Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product. Rephrase Question With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"See full answer

Anjan - "Clarifying Questions: Platforms - Is it a web-based, mobile-based, or both? = Picking both For payment are we partnering with other providers like paypal, stripe? = assuming yes Partnering with shipping companies for shipment ? Is it online delivery? or just pick up within local markets? Expected number of daily users? Users: Sellers: People who sell fruits or vegetables or both Buyers: People who buy fruits and vegetables Note: For product design, I would just focu"See full answer

Ashvini B. - "Clarifying Questions: What's the goal of this feature? I am assuming the goal is to improve the experience. 2) Are we focused on any specific brand? Tesla, Waymo? - I am assuming in general 3) Market - US 4) For the purpose of this question, I am assuming elf-driving cars are fully safe/autonomous and doesn't need any attention from the users to reach from point A to B. Revised problem statement - Design a feature for self-driving cars to improve the experience. User-segments: People who use i"See full answer

Namrata L. - "Design a concert ticketing service Clarifying questions Concerting ticket service as in a service which will take care of booking the concert and checking them at the entrance. That's it right? When we say concert, what scale are we talking about? Will we include one-room stand up shows as well or just the big concerts? Mostly on big concerts. Can expand later. Who are we? Are we a third party app or we deal with managing artists? Third party Why are we doing this? Solve the gaps and in"See full answer

Panchali C. - "Questions I would ask the interviewer Are we considering only single owners or jointly homeowners? Do we consider people who are only buying, or do we consider gifted or inherited properties from parents or families? Fully paid or partially paid. To first explain my approach, I would consider the following assumptions: Total Population of the United States: 330 mn Millennials is considered between the age group of 19 to 35 years of age Population who are in the medium income gr"See full answer