Recent Product Manager Interview Questions

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  • Airbnb logoAsked at Airbnb 
    Video answer for 'As a PM at Airbnb, how would you increase bookings?'
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    "Great. I'm going to get started by asking clarification questions for (1) understanding of the gap by assessing current product features for bookings via platform?, (2) brainstorming possible solutions, (3) how to implement solutions, and (4) suggesting metrics to validate solutions towards an increase of bookings Clarification questions & Assumptions: What is customer segment (family/ group/ individual)? In which market? (individual & US market) Should I specifically focus on one of use ca"

    Anna H. - "Great. I'm going to get started by asking clarification questions for (1) understanding of the gap by assessing current product features for bookings via platform?, (2) brainstorming possible solutions, (3) how to implement solutions, and (4) suggesting metrics to validate solutions towards an increase of bookings Clarification questions & Assumptions: What is customer segment (family/ group/ individual)? In which market? (individual & US market) Should I specifically focus on one of use ca"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "As a Software Engineering Manager, one of the biggest mistakes I encountered early in my role involved underestimating the importance of aligning team goals with individual career aspirations and professional growth opportunities. This oversight became evident through a project that initially seemed successful but later revealed deeper issues within the team dynamics and morale. I was leading a software development team on a major project aimed at revamping a critical trading platform. The proj"

    Scott S. - "As a Software Engineering Manager, one of the biggest mistakes I encountered early in my role involved underestimating the importance of aligning team goals with individual career aspirations and professional growth opportunities. This oversight became evident through a project that initially seemed successful but later revealed deeper issues within the team dynamics and morale. I was leading a software development team on a major project aimed at revamping a critical trading platform. The proj"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "Sounds like interesting problem! First I'd like to clarify a few things.... Clarify/Find Constraints. WHO - who are we improving the post-booking experience for? restaurant visitors? or restaurant staff who view reservations? new vs existing users? WHAT - what do we mean by improve? is there a specific metric we're looking to improve upon (user experience? increasing show-up rate? booking a second time? etc.?) confirm process/JTBD - are we referring to the standard OpenTab"

    Maya B. - "Sounds like interesting problem! First I'd like to clarify a few things.... Clarify/Find Constraints. WHO - who are we improving the post-booking experience for? restaurant visitors? or restaurant staff who view reservations? new vs existing users? WHAT - what do we mean by improve? is there a specific metric we're looking to improve upon (user experience? increasing show-up rate? booking a second time? etc.?) confirm process/JTBD - are we referring to the standard OpenTab"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "strengths- Working with engineering, working with metrics, execution Weakness- ideation and visioning, working with design"

    George A. - "strengths- Working with engineering, working with metrics, execution Weakness- ideation and visioning, working with design"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "To clarify are we looking to build this product within FB app or standalone – standalone Can I assume I can build for US as mvp and then we can roll it globally phase wise – yes Is there a limitation to what task we want to cater people on our app or it could be multi task usual handyman not a niche – yes usual handyman Ok so if I understand we are designing a product for handyman for usual task to launch it in US and this is a standalone app not residing in FB app Overall I will talk about mi"

    Priyank S. - "To clarify are we looking to build this product within FB app or standalone – standalone Can I assume I can build for US as mvp and then we can roll it globally phase wise – yes Is there a limitation to what task we want to cater people on our app or it could be multi task usual handyman not a niche – yes usual handyman Ok so if I understand we are designing a product for handyman for usual task to launch it in US and this is a standalone app not residing in FB app Overall I will talk about mi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "My advice is to accept the situation even if it is late"

    Danis M. - "My advice is to accept the situation even if it is late"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Coinbase logoAsked at Coinbase 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Product Manager
    Analytical
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  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Product Manager
    Analytical
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  • "Clarifying questions: What are the needs of the user ? What kind of changes were made that is expected to sync? Can you describe the calendar app for me? Is it a mobile app or web? To better understand the UI for solutioning Can we define "recently" - Is it in mins or days? Do we know the reasons for the sync issue yet? Can we supposed to expose the issue to the front end? Define the basic user story structure User personaAction expected Job to be achieved Would brea"

    Sid S. - "Clarifying questions: What are the needs of the user ? What kind of changes were made that is expected to sync? Can you describe the calendar app for me? Is it a mobile app or web? To better understand the UI for solutioning Can we define "recently" - Is it in mins or days? Do we know the reasons for the sync issue yet? Can we supposed to expose the issue to the front end? Define the basic user story structure User personaAction expected Job to be achieved Would brea"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Roblox logoAsked at Roblox 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Clarifications Shared laundry means there are a number of washers and dryers in a room, and anyone can pay to use those for one cycle Assuming minimal hardware changes to washers and dryers Goal: Improve customer satisfaction with the shared laundry experience Metric: Customer satisfaction score (TBD) Users: Customers Low volume (e.g. singles, young professionals etc.) (L, XL) Medium volume (e.g. families with children or elderly etc.) (XL, S) Large volume (e.g. re"

    AspiringNoogler - "Clarifications Shared laundry means there are a number of washers and dryers in a room, and anyone can pay to use those for one cycle Assuming minimal hardware changes to washers and dryers Goal: Improve customer satisfaction with the shared laundry experience Metric: Customer satisfaction score (TBD) Users: Customers Low volume (e.g. singles, young professionals etc.) (L, XL) Medium volume (e.g. families with children or elderly etc.) (XL, S) Large volume (e.g. re"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "As a PM at google, If I found a glowing magic relic to accurately predict weather, I would like to explore its functions and properties to integrate with multiple google products such as weather, maps or even google home I would go and find out how this works- assume that this tennis ball sized aritfact is able to accurately predict weather forecast for next 30 days for all geaographies, inside and outside temperature and is quite accurate i would shorlist usecases where this could be made appl"

    Ankita V. - "As a PM at google, If I found a glowing magic relic to accurately predict weather, I would like to explore its functions and properties to integrate with multiple google products such as weather, maps or even google home I would go and find out how this works- assume that this tennis ball sized aritfact is able to accurately predict weather forecast for next 30 days for all geaographies, inside and outside temperature and is quite accurate i would shorlist usecases where this could be made appl"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Indeed logoAsked at Indeed 
    Product Manager
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Clarifications Just so I understand the question, are you asking me design a mobile app to check the menu of a particular restaurant ? Yes Where will this app be available ? Global or US Only ? US only Are there any constraints that I have to keep in mind. In terms of money, time , resources etc ? No constraints Can i assume that the goal of the application is to enhance the dining experience of the customer ? By enhance I mean customer delight ? Yes Lastly,"

    Madhu K. - "Clarifications Just so I understand the question, are you asking me design a mobile app to check the menu of a particular restaurant ? Yes Where will this app be available ? Global or US Only ? US only Are there any constraints that I have to keep in mind. In terms of money, time , resources etc ? No constraints Can i assume that the goal of the application is to enhance the dining experience of the customer ? By enhance I mean customer delight ? Yes Lastly,"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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