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Senior Proposition Manager at BT was asked...
"How many people born in 2013 were called Gary? Tell us how you arrive at your answer" 17 AnswersBadly, unfortunately. One too many Sorry, I cannot work out how that question is relevant to me or the role. What would you like to know about me? Show more responses None of them. They didn't have names yet when they were born. Double half the number born. All of them. because if they are called Gary then their not called Fred Same number as those were called David. I have a statistics that shows there are equal number of people born in 2013 are called Gary as those who are called David. 28, there were various news reports on it during the time. Thank you internet all those who wished to call them Garry Not many after the Gary Glitter charge. You obviously have a lot of candidates for this post You obviously have a lot of candidates for this post Show more responses Who cares, and why are you wasting my time? In 2013? None. Everyone born in 2013 had a surname too. 0% rounding to the nearest whole percentage. I'm actually really interested in finding out now, shall we do the maths? Do you want to do the maths? They say No > Tease Yes > We do the maths and work it out! based on probability, we'll publish a paper on our findings, predict names in the future and alter out algorithm based on our successes and failures and amend as required. Start a business around baby names and then pitch to dragons den! If we succeed awesome! If we fail go back for the job again, if I get an interview and they ask that question, just be honest and tell them "It didn't matter" That’s none of my business. But if you tell me how to develop your business? One or more comments have been removed. |
Senior Manager AWS at Amazon was asked...
All linked to the Amazon leadership principles. 8 AnswersUse real life experiences, leveragin the STAR technique to respond. Warning..... Above is just an ad, the link takes you to his ebook (apparently reveals all the secrets and answers to get through the amazon interview process) which will cost you $80+ by the way and apparently has almost 100 reviews at 5 stars! Show more responses Sir I want jon in u'r company. Qualifications (fsc chemistry) Hi I am interested to join in amazon and I Am FRESHER recently completed my graduation in 2019 year. Best services&good quality products Yes One or more comments have been removed. |
The job involves lots of travel. Can you commit? 5 AnswersYes. Would love to Yes Then may be not suitable Show more responses Then not suitable Yes |
Can you describe your cv. 4 AnswersDescribe your cv. The CV is on paper and it follows a certain format that even a squirrel can read and understand. I used to know one guy who could not read and used to ask fellow employees to read things to him. I wonder if this is the guy who took your interview. Anyway, I am curious as to the following: 1. Why did you read out your CV to him? I would have just said, "Have you got a copy of my CV? Well, all the information is there." 2. Why oh why did you follow up with the agent after their misbehavior? 3. The person that interviewed you, was he Indian or Chinese? If they are asking you to do their reading for them even before an interview, imagine what they will ask for if you get and accept the job: "Yo, Steve, can you turn on my computer for me? And while you are at it, read out my email for me." I had a similar experience with Huawei. I was interviewed for an Architect position in the outsourcing capital of the world: Bangalore. I did clear all the interview, but refused their offer due to misbehavior from the Head if HR: She asked me ridiculous questions and continued to try my patience till I upped and left. She apparently wasn't able to grasp the finer points in the conversation, telling her that this line of questioning was unprofessional. I don't blame these people for their misbehavior, I blame their parents! Hey Anonymous, just read your comment one year later! 1. The question wasn't repeat the cv, the question was explain the highlights. 2. Because I wanted to find out if this was for real or not. 3. English. There's some very wrong - the line manager appeared to be in a complete mess and seemed very able to let me (as a candidate) know that. Very disappointing. Show more responses Describe your cv type of question is quite normal, I dont think one should treat it as unprofessional. |
The wifi doesn't work properly. And for every basic test I could think of, they answered that it proved all was fine but still it didn't work. 3 AnswersAt the end I said there are more important matters than a broken access point, I would just change it, with a different model and everybody could focus on their real job instead of wasting time (Don't answer that, they wanted someone as talented as themselves to manage their LAN) To be fair to the company, in this scenario it doesn't sound very much like the role was for you. I would totally expect a 'Senior IT Technician/Manager' to troubleshoot basic network problems and resolve them without swapping the hardware. Perhaps working in a technical networked environment is outside your current skillset. Nick, were you there to know what were my answers? It seems so, according to your certainty. I think my answers did troubleshoot basic network problems, as you said. But they wanted a specialist. In such roles, reliably and cost go above pride. You learn to put efficiency above time consuming pride when you are in charge of the whole IT. I installed hundreds of wifi AP in my careers, the answers I gave Yoti always were enough to provide really good service. At the end I said if I can't find, there's no point in wasting more time, Yoti is not a wifi provider and has more important tasks. Money matters, this role would include budget management. When I installed a wifi service for small companies, it worked for years. The next time I'll install one, I would learn for the latest standards: so much changes in 2 years. No need to be a wifi specialist for a small company, and it's easy to re-learn it when it becomes necessary, with updated literature. For your information, their solution was awful, I would never use it unless I'm bored at work and need time consuming tasks, which never exists when alone for the IT Administration of 170 colleagues. But if they like spending time on settings again and again, it's their business. |
take this pen and write the code in BASH to read a CSV file, take the 3rd column and print it in uppercases 3 AnswersI didn't know by heart the functions for reading CSV files and uppercase. I said in Systems Administration, we don't write code everyday, our code works for months, even years. And it's not secure to write a script from scratch, since we can't think about everything before going back to the IT Support. I usually take a good script from the internet, read all of it, adapt what needs be. 'I usually take a good script from the internet' does not sound like something somebody experienced in a command language would say. This exercise is extremely basic, one I would expect to find within the first few pages of a tutorial on learning bash with zero experience needed. Perhaps you should not put a command language on your CV if you are not confident in its most basic applications. You have totally the same spirit as them. Great. Never said they were wrong. I'm pretty sure of my skill with those language as my programs were always reliable and secure and even taught them for a few years at university. I simply dont need them on a daily basis when in charge for the IT. I'd remember more easily how to secure an OS for a job interview. |
Senior Marketing Manager at Amazon was asked...
Tell me about a time when you were confronted by a project challenge and how you overcame it. 3 AnswersUsing the STAR method, described the situation, the task we were dealing with (brief amount of time on these), the approach I took and the results it delivered. But made the answer relevant to me, not the team, although of course described my position within the team in addressing the situation. I was probed for this of how it applied to “them,” which it did to some degree but I was working in a different industry so the hiring manager couldn’t connect the dots I gave him. The 3 to 5 minute survey request is ironic. I have received two requests now, but if they won't reciprocate, I too don't have the time. |
Senior Product Manager at Spotify was asked...
What metrics did you use for your last project? How did you shut down an unsuccessful test? How would you define an MVP? How do you work with engineers and designers? How do you interact with stakeholders? 5 AnswersI tried rooftop slushie mentioned above and it was pretty helpful. I recommend it. Show more responses Interviewed 6 FAANG employees and got this: bit.ly/faang100 The key in these questions is to cover the fundamentals, and be ready for the back-and-forth with the interviewer. Might be worth doing a mock interview with one of the Spotify or ex-Spotify Senior Product Manager experts on Prepfully? They give real-world practice and guidance, which is pretty helpful. prepfully.com/practice-interviews One or more comments have been removed. |
Fairly straight forward questions. Some were situational (describe a situation when...you failed/created something new etc) and some were linked to Unilever and the specific brand (how would you develop the brand, how would you launch a new product). 3 AnswersWe use conceputal marketing to enhance our brand in the marketing To modify the quality of product To increase the productivity on belf of company level |
Senior Product Manager at Abbott was asked...
Convince me quickly, I am leaving in 5 minutes why we should hire you? 2 AnswersYou know my experience, skills and achievements from my CV. Here is how I see I can contribute to your company development:......... Ah, that’s a coincidence, I’m also leaving in 5 minutes what are the reasons I should stay? |