Behavioral Interview Questions

Surekha G. - "In one of the projects I managed, one team member was slipping each of his task's ETAs several times, citing different reasons, and communicating the delay after it already happened. The delay seemed disproportional to the reasons thereof. I first collected sufficient historical data to confirm that this was a pattern, and similar circumstances were faced by other team members, but they were managing to still keep their ETAs. Then I had a talk with the person, and showed him the data. I also ex"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - "If I had to deliver a product or feature in half (or less) of the initial timeline, here's what I would do: Prioritize the features: I would prioritize the features that are essential for the product's functionality and customer value. I would focus on the must-have features and put the nice-to-have features on hold. Reassess the resources: I would reassess the resources available and determine if additional resources are required to meet the new timeline. I would explore options such as h"See full answer

Lea M. - "THIS QUESTION IS FROM AMAZON STRUCTURE OF THE ANSWER ARTICULATE YOUR IDEA WHY IS IT WORTH ADVOCATING ACHIEVING THE IDEA THE RESULTS AND IMPACT FOR THE COMPANY FROM THIS IDEA. AND ADD THE CHERRY ON THE TOP I HAVE A PRESENTATION MADE TO PRESENT YOUR IDEAS INTO A COMPELLING WAY"See full answer

Anonymous Flamingo - "One challenge that I faced when working with sales was managing unrealistic expectations. As a developer, I often had to work with sales teams to define the scope and timeline for projects. However, it was not uncommon for the sales team to promise clients certain features or deliverables that were not feasible within the allotted time and budget. To address this challenge, I learned to be proactive in clarifying the limitations and constraints of the project with the sales team, and to work wit"See full answer

gdecuri - "I suggest a 4 step process: Ensure your recruitment process and company's branding are inclusive. This means using inclusive language in your job postings, avoiding gender stereotypes, and making sure your company's website and social media presence are welcoming to people from all backgrounds. Partner with nonprofit and cultural organizations to reach a more diverse pool of candidates. Many organizations can help you connect with candidates from underrepresented groups. These org"See full answer

Saket S. - "Assumption: This restaurant space already exists in Business campus. Hence assuming that necessary electrical, security and plumbing works are already completed. I will use the following approach Discovery: Understand the number of employees, their demographic profile (age/location/gender), food preferences, rush hours, and preferred mode of payment etc. This information can be gathered through an online survey. Planning: Finalize the staffing, restaurant layout, develop food catalog/"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Think about 3 types of users - 1) User who only uses Google photos and no other Google product. What is the value that Google gets out of such user? 2) User who uses all the google products including photos but does not spend a penny on google photos (think of storage fee, buying photo albums etc.). How do photos increase the value provided by that user in conjunction with other Google products? 3) Use who spends money on Google photos. The value provided by the first user is through their pho"See full answer

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

Abhishek T. - "I explained about a project that was technically very challenging and had tight deadline. We were working on a new technology with new team members but delay was not an option. When we hit a road block due to lack of knowledge on Content Management System and Database, we came up with an idea of hard coded JSON data to help continue building the front end and user experience while team is figuring out to unblock the CMS and DB blocker. That way we would still move forward and show progress in IT"See full answer

Sayee M. - "depending on project phase, apply various methodologies. scrum for app dev, waterfall for data migration, Testing (TDD for dev, FUT FiT for manual, UAT) , OCM has it own methodology ."See full answer

Prakash K. - "3.3 years , java and Angular Full stack developer "See full answer

Seyed rasoul J. - "I would start with the company vision then assuming we have more than one product team, craft the vision for the product through a collaboration of PMs and Tech leads, then based on that I will define the scope of each product team's milestones to achieve the product vision and go from both ends to fill the gap from what we already have and what needed to achieve the milestones."See full answer

Scott S. - "Yes, I have had to make the difficult decision to terminate an employee for low performance. As a manager, my primary goal is to build a high-performing and cohesive team. While I believe in providing ample support and opportunities for growth, there are instances when an employee’s performance does not meet the required standards despite multiple interventions. There was a data engineer on my team, let’s call him Mike, whose performance had been consistently below expectations for several mon"See full answer