Behavioral Interview Questions

Vic - "Most of the team members in my agile team say I understand and follow them better when they speak technically compare to other PMs, negative feedback is on my communication, that is, sometimes I don't say it straight or ask the question directly which creates a confusion and/or unnecessary discussion."See full answer

Saran V. - "Understanding: Understand the reason for the pushback? Is the pushback related to any program constraints such as schedule, cost, quality, or scope? Is this pushback from a single stakeholder or a majority of the stakeholders? Working towards overall program goal: Explain how your idea is tied to the overall program's success metric or the goal Bring in data points to echo the above point Bring in examples of how this approach has helped in the past or with other competitors "See full answer

Sandy L. - "Clarify Functionality: Watch is a tab in FB app where people can upload and view Videos. What's the redesign? We collapsed the reaction and comment bar so people can see more videos and spend more time watching videos. What's the objective of the redesign? To help people discover and watch more videos they'll enjoy._ Structure To decide whether or not to ship this redesign, i'd like to go over. How does the Watch Tab fit into FB's mission and what's its goal? What's the long-"See full answer

Kanwarpreet S. - "Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"See full answer

Yazeed - "I began by defining Booking.com as a marketplace or a platform, matching between supply and demand, with a transaction in the middle (payment/booking process). This structure allows me to categorize potential cancellations into three main channels: demand, supply, and transaction. Cancellation Scenarios: a. Demand (Guests/Travelers): Change of Plans: Guests might change their travel plans. Found a Better Deal: They might find a better deal elsewhere. Errors in Booking: Accidental booking o"See full answer

Anonymous Penguin - "(I don't think this is correctly tagged as behavioral, but wanted to attempt an answer) Since I can’t ask any clarifying questions I am going to make some assumptions. I am going to assume that this is an established travel company looking for new product opportunities to expand their user base. I am going to assume that it is a for profit and while their goal is ultimately revenue, the goal for this product is user acquisition and retention. I am also going to assume the target audience is indi"See full answer

Scott S. - " Last year, we were in the midst of a critical project to develop a new machine learning-driven risk analytics platform. This platform was intended to provide real-time risk assessments and predictive insights to enhance our trading strategies. However, midway through the project, our project lead unexpectedly had to take an extended leave of absence due to a personal emergency. This left the team without clear leadership during a crucial phase of the project. Stepping into the Leadership R"See full answer

Alan T. - "I want to work at Meta because of its reputation as a company that consistently pushes the boundaries of technology, particularly in areas like AI, machine learning, and immersive technologies such as AR and VR. I admire Meta's mission to bring people closer together and create meaningful connections, as well as its focus on long-term innovation, such as the development of the metaverse. As an AI engineer, I'm excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a global impa"See full answer

Malay K. - "While answering such a question, it is important to focus on personal growth, learning, and how the experience improved your teamwork. You want to demonstrate self-awareness, humility, and an ability to adapt. I had this experience while working on a cross-functional project that involved collaboration between the engineering and marketing teams. In the interview, I shared a story when I misjudged someone and showed unconscious bias towards due their gender, ethnicity or age. It was embarrassin"See full answer

Ra E. - "You deploy the member for a retraining depending on the task ahead"See full answer

Dhruv M. - "While interning at Numerix Analytics, I was working on a campaign analysis project where I used customer engagement data to recommend which email subject lines performed best. Based on open rate data from the past two campaigns, I concluded that short, curiosity-based subject lines were outperforming more direct ones. I recommended using that style for the next major campaign. The marketing team followed my recommendation. However, the open and click-through rates for the next campaign dropped s"See full answer

Ritu G. - "In order to earn team members trust you need to show - 1- You need to show them you trust them. Treat others the way you wanted to be treated. 2- Do what you say. Keep commitments. 3- Listen 4- Admit when you make mistakes 5- Consistently make good decisions "See full answer

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Shanavas M. - "I will have a discussion with him regarding why he disagrees with my solution. I will try to present him a plan about my solution. why I think its the best approach and take his feedback. I will try to analyze his approach and find the best in both approach. Will try to discuss with him and come up with an approach which is agreeable to both parties. The idea is refining the solution and approach instead of personally taking the disagreement. I will make sure that we are attacking the problem"See full answer

Dewansh Z. - "It's fair to assume a tech lead is an experienced person, especially in bigger organizations like Google. How we shape our thought process is part of our past experiences of default nature. I will first give it some time before I react/respond. I will try to understand the pattern where the tech lead is being devil's advocate. Eg. If he is being negative about PRD everytime, that means he had past experiences where the PRD was incomplete or scope was change; if is negative about testing scena"See full answer

Praful B. - "The company culture is very supportive and collaborative. Googlers are encouraged to be creative and innovative, and there is a lot of freedom to explore new ideas. The work is challenging and rewarding. Googlers have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a real impact on the world. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion. Google is a great place to work for people from all backgrounds and with all different perspectives. I am confident that I would b"See full answer

BePostive - "· Listen both sides and without any bias. Support or focus on the problem rather than person. Take necessary steps in case there is middle ground its well and good if both parties agree. If not be honest and support the person who is correct. Ultimate goal is to be useful for overall project and company rather individual satisfaction. The approach should be fit into overall team goal."See full answer