Interview Questions

Deepti D. - "Clarifying questions: Who is launching this service (some options that come to mind are): Google ? If yes, why? Will it be a new product within the Google ecosystem or feature within existing and relevant Google Products (google maps, search) Startup? What is the current status of the startup/service designing it for hotels Uber/Taxi service providers - Trying to diversify their revenue stream/ add new level of engagement? Hospitality companies/hotels? B"See full answer

Mohamad Y. - "YouTube"See full answer

Anonymous Amphibian - "Clarifying questions: Just to be on the same page this move is more like a transfer lasting at least a year or more. Is this a move within the same country Is this going to be launched in US and are we focusing only on tier-1 cities in the beginning User personas – People moving away for a new job. Students move to a different city for college. Move to a new city for a new life. Pain points: Managing so much of"See full answer

Anonymous Hawk - "A few clarifying questions: Algorithm that is specifically used to match individuals? Define better? More matches, higher likelihood of relationship? etc. Next I'd like to consider the product's goals, how users engage with the app, how we'd measure those engagements, and how they align with our goals. Considering Goals Facebook's mission is to give people the tools to build communities FB Dating's goal for the end user is to find a partner, but for Facebook it is really ab"See full answer

BePostive - "· Sometimes I have to step back and think through and respond later, not giving decision then and there · Manage between written vs oral communication, I tend to do mode of communication like oral during releases rather written"See full answer

Srijita P. - "Clarification question: How many subscription plans are offered by Tinder ? If there is more than one subscription plan, then we need to ask is the fluctuation happening across all plans or in a particular one ? Assumption: Let's say lower priced subscription plan is showing the most fluctuation and there are only two types of plans In this subscription plan which age group is showing the most fluctuation (18-24,25-30, 30+ etc) ? Is there any seasonality trend observed (eg: placemen"See full answer

Ursula Z. - "Customer happiness Execution velocity Engineering engagement Capacity utilization"See full answer

KAI - "Clarified on definition of hyperlocal - Defined it as a community of people in a 2-3 km radius and assumed geography as India Talked about different type of community needs in a hyperlocal space - public services, local grocery delivery, food delivery, parcel delivery, making new friends for shared interests like playing badminton (Prioritised public services since it was underserved with respect to things like sewage cleaning, electricity outage in an area, community traffic problems, water"See full answer

Anna H. - "Clarifying questions: How can we define a transaction? incoming /outcoming funds? A successful outcoming transaction as a wire transfer and requested by the payer or account holder. New users/ existing users? both Which platform for transaction requests? mobile/ desktop? both Are transactions direct from payer to beneficiary through a third-party such as banking/ financial services? yes Are there any bounds to time/resource constraint for transactions? E.g. internal, domestic or in"See full answer

R K. - "Clarifying Questions FB login is the feature that allows a user quickly create a login in a third party application using existing information from FB - YES For whom do we want to improve the product / feature - You choose On what platform mobile / desktop - Mobile Any specific geography - US Any specific user demographic - NO What is the goal of the improvement (acquisition, engagement, retention, monetization) - engagement & retention Outline: Who are the users"See full answer

Abdurhman M. - "I had a very difficult situation where the company I was working for was having financial problems. Because of that, I had to fire one person from my team. I chose the team member we had hired most recently. She had great potential, but she still needed guidance to do her job. Before I talked to her, I reached out to some acquaintances from other companies, and one of them was hiring. So, when I gave her the bad news, I also told her about that opportunity. I gave her a recommendation letter and"See full answer

Frederick A. - "This problem can be solved with two approaches Iterative approach Recursive approach Quite easy to think about the iterative approach, you can make use of a while loop in that case. But what if you want to make use of previously computed values? That case going for the recursive solution is quite useful. class Collatz: def init(self) -> None: self.cache = {} self.steps = 0 def steps_from(self, n) -> int: # base case if n == 1: "See full answer

Saket S. - "If other org is not taking PM seriously, then following may be potential reasons: They don't like the way PM communicates with them They do not understand project goals They do not understand requirements clearly They are occupied with other high priority project I think Project Manager did not prepare himself well before reaching out to org for resources. He can use the following approach to get resources from a different org: Good documentation: PM should capture the project"See full answer

Anonymous Owl - "def getcheapestcost(rootNode): \# need to do DFS for each branch \# but this can be done recursively n = len(rootNode.children) if n == 0: return 0 else: min_cost = float('inf') for i in range(len(n)): tempcost = getcheapest_cost(rootNode.children[i]) if (tempcost < mincost): mincost = tempcost return min_cost + rootNode.cost \# A node class Node: \# Constructor to create a new node def init\(self, cost): self.cost = cost self.children = [] self.parent = None"See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch. Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature / product Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping Provide criteria to prioritize metrics Prioritize metrics Summarize Let's begin! "See full answer

Sangeeta P. - "Marketing campaigns are run through different channels such as social media, emails, SEO, web advertising, events, etc. Let’s look at some of the overall success metrics at a broader level: Total views for your campaign Unique views for your campaign Returning visitors for your campaign Engagement for your campaign (If it’s a social media campaign, the marketer might be interested in knowing the number of users engaging with the campaign and the type of campaign positive/negative) 5"See full answer