Interview Questions

Pm P. - "Since success metrics is a very broad term, to dive deep into WCS - What constitutes success. What is the objective of the company/product, north star/mission of the organization or product? Dependent on the company, market, the industry they play in. As an example: Facebook's mission is now empowerment, bringing the people together and giving them the power to build communities. Every part of its product aligns in one way or other with this goal. Be it, its Web/Mobile platform, Instagram,"See full answer

Hmj V. - "Designed and framework to conduct risk and control assessment of applications that are prone to fraud risk and designed a target roadmap of overarching controls that further mitigates the risk. I explained how I took incharge of coming up with the framework for the assessment and held sessions. Role played with my team to think all the use cases possible and explained the accomplishments and takeaways."See full answer

Vineet M. - "Each flip is independent. P(10 heads)=(1/2​)^10"See full answer

Cesar F. - "Outliers are data points that significantly deviate from the majority of the data distribution. They can arise due to various reasons, such as measurement errors, natural variability, or rare events. Outliers can distort statistical analyses and machine learning models, making it crucial to detect and handle them properly."See full answer

Anonymous Salmon - "Product Bugs can be categorised by severity associated with them. Product Roadmap prioritization happens by MuSCoW technique, or WSJF for big ticket items. Suggestions from Leadership normally fall in expedited bucket. Overall, if there's a Scrum way of executing all priorities, then the PO and Team get together to decide the scope of the sprints for execution."See full answer

Ankit kumar S. - "To analyze a year-over-year (YoY) slowdown in transactions, you should start by understanding the context, segmenting data, identifying potential drivers, and then formulating actionable recommendations. This involves a structured approach that includes a thorough examination of the data, both internally and externally. Understand the Context: Define "transactions": What specific transactions are being analyzed (e.g., website purchases, in-store purchases, total transactions)? Timeframe: Sp"See full answer

Sergio C. - "Clarifying questions is there a main reason why we want to improve it? For instance: active users declined monetization declined performance issues customer complaints (Based on this clarifying question the following answer could be any to be honest. if the interviewer says that it's an open questions, then I would go to the product design framework) Assumption Based on the impact that we would like to do, 1) I would assume that we are looking to improve the messaging experi"See full answer

Jessica A. - "Clarifying Qs: Question: Would this be a standalone platform, or be integrated into the existing LinkedIn web application and mobile applications? Answer: Integrated into the existing LinkedIn web application and mobile applications. Question: What are the goals of a video conferencing platform for LinkedIn? Answer: You decide. Let's think about LinkedIn's mission statement, which is to connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. LinkedIn's co"See full answer

Anonymous Flamingo - "As a product manager, my first step in designing a free product would be to define the product's target audience and the problem it aims to solve. Once these factors are established, I can then determine the best way to monetize the product. One way to monetize a free product is through advertising. This involves displaying ads to users as they use the product, and earning revenue based on the number of clicks or impressions the ads receive. This model is commonly used by social media platforms,"See full answer

Brandy L. - "Restaurant Types High-end Fast-food Regular User Types Restaurants – seeking operational efficiency and increased revenue. Customers – categorized by group size and dining intent: 2–4 Friends/Family – casual dining. Solo Diners – convenience and quick service. Groups > 4 – shared orders and split bills. Goal Design a tablet solution to achieve product-market fit by addressing key pain points and driving high ad"See full answer

Adi S. - "Addressed the duality of the feature - each user is a consumer and provider Addressed pain points such as cleaning, security "See full answer

Sreeram reddy B. - "user table - with userid, username, email, phonenumber, accountcreateddate exercises table - types of exercises - indoor walk, outdoor walk, running, stairs, cycling, swimming etc - exerciseid, exercisetype date table - date, day, month, year - with dateid Session table - userid, sessiondateid(linked to dateid in date table), exerciseid, distance covered, calories spent, starttime, endtime "See full answer

S G. - "Clarification questions: How are these metrics calculated? Get context on why these metrics are important? Are we looking at any specific role? Benchmarking: What is the current time to hire? How does this compare to competitors? Do we have a desired goal/target for these metrics? Problem Solving: I began by analyzing the various steps in the hiring process and the number of days taken at each stage. Soon realised that the bulk of the time is taken in a few steps (80/20). Drilled down further"See full answer