The recruiter reached out and scheduled a zoom interview. I had about 3 days of notice and I knew who the interviewer was in advance, which was helpful. The interview consisted of behavioural and PM-related questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
What surprised you the most about your MBA
Tell me about a time you had to make a tradeoff between business and product requirements
How would you launch an MVP of a rentals feature for university students?
Contacted by recruiter, call with hiring manager, dove straight into case study questions with no background or behavioral conversation. Didn't provide any feedback, no engagement from interviewer. Had to chase down recruiter to get a rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if Zillow saw a 20% drop in traffic?
I was contacted by a recruiter in linked to set up an initial interview after the initial interview a meeting was scheduled to talk to the hiring manager within a week
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Zillow in Feb 2023
Interview
Initial phone interview. Very thorough. Recruiter was knowledgeable about position and company. Great overview of position and benefits. Discussed in detail next steps of hiring process and provided a follow up email timely.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to explain my background and how it would be in line with the position.