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People Management Interview Questions

Review this list of 31 People Management interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    3 answers

    "I'm not even a Senior but If I'm in a managerial position. I would say not every bad or wrong behavior happen because the person is rude or not a good person. At the end We all are humans and making mistakes. The first thing I need to know is, Is that kind of behavior have happen occurred before since he joined the company or not, just to have an idea before talking any actions. Then the first actual action I would take is to sit with him 1:1 to do 2 things: Clarify the problem to him clear"

    Hossam Q. - "I'm not even a Senior but If I'm in a managerial position. I would say not every bad or wrong behavior happen because the person is rude or not a good person. At the end We all are humans and making mistakes. The first thing I need to know is, Is that kind of behavior have happen occurred before since he joined the company or not, just to have an idea before talking any actions. Then the first actual action I would take is to sit with him 1:1 to do 2 things: Clarify the problem to him clear"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    People Management
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    36 answers
    +30

    "We had a huge launch on September 1st of this year where we completely redesigned our application from the grounds up and also migrated to a new platform (React.JS). This project took us 8 months and the launch was a huge deal for the team. Unfortunately the launch wasn't as smooth as we expected and despite doing multiple rounds of QA, some major issues cropped up in the core part of the app right after launch and our client was quite upset since it was disrupting their day-to-day workflow. "

    Aabid S. - "We had a huge launch on September 1st of this year where we completely redesigned our application from the grounds up and also migrated to a new platform (React.JS). This project took us 8 months and the launch was a huge deal for the team. Unfortunately the launch wasn't as smooth as we expected and despite doing multiple rounds of QA, some major issues cropped up in the core part of the app right after launch and our client was quite upset since it was disrupting their day-to-day workflow. "See full answer

    Software Engineer
    People Management
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    Engineering Manager
    People Management
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    4 answers
    +1

    "I most want to communicate a few principals of conflict resolution that I believe were integral in this situation, which are mutual respect, a results orientation, an unwavering focus on the user. To that end, here’s how I’d like to structure this answer: First, I’ll tell you about the project we were working on, to provide some background for you. Second, I’ll describe the disagreement. Third, I’ll describe how we arrived at a solution, and finally, I’ll discuss how those 3 conflict resolu"

    Ross B. - "I most want to communicate a few principals of conflict resolution that I believe were integral in this situation, which are mutual respect, a results orientation, an unwavering focus on the user. To that end, here’s how I’d like to structure this answer: First, I’ll tell you about the project we were working on, to provide some background for you. Second, I’ll describe the disagreement. Third, I’ll describe how we arrived at a solution, and finally, I’ll discuss how those 3 conflict resolu"See full answer

    Product Manager
    People Management
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    8 answers
    +5

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    Software Engineer
    People Management
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 
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    Software Engineer
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "I explained the story of trying to help the engineer to improve the performance and after it is failed, the steps I have taken to move the eng to PIP."

    Nid P. - "I explained the story of trying to help the engineer to improve the performance and after it is failed, the steps I have taken to move the eng to PIP."See full answer

    Engineering Manager
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  • Airbnb logoAsked at Airbnb 
    8 answers
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    "I always ask to clarify if this is a brand new team. If so, then I focus on bringing in people with strong technical aptitudes(since I'm hiring for software engineering), but also team members that have experience mentoring and good communication is a must. I look for people who have leadership qualities. I emphasize that building a brand new team isn't something I can do on my own, so the initial hires of that team are very important to help me expand it."

    Catherine I. - "I always ask to clarify if this is a brand new team. If so, then I focus on bringing in people with strong technical aptitudes(since I'm hiring for software engineering), but also team members that have experience mentoring and good communication is a must. I look for people who have leadership qualities. I emphasize that building a brand new team isn't something I can do on my own, so the initial hires of that team are very important to help me expand it."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    People Management
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  • Revolut logoAsked at Revolut 
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    BizOps & Strategy
    People Management
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  • Nvidia logoAsked at Nvidia 
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    Technical Program Manager
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "To recount an experience from my last project . We were at the initial stages of designing a new data platform to enhance our trading analytics capabilities. The conflict arose over the selection of a data processing framework. I was advocating for Apache Spark due to its scalability and performance benefits, especially for handling large volumes of derivatives data. Another senior team member preferred a different technology they had more experience with, which they believed would be easier to"

    Scott S. - "To recount an experience from my last project . We were at the initial stages of designing a new data platform to enhance our trading analytics capabilities. The conflict arose over the selection of a data processing framework. I was advocating for Apache Spark due to its scalability and performance benefits, especially for handling large volumes of derivatives data. Another senior team member preferred a different technology they had more experience with, which they believed would be easier to"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    People Management
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    People Management
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    Software Engineer
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  • Uber logoAsked at Uber 
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    Engineering Manager
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    "· 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"

    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

    Engineering Manager
    People Management
    +1 more
  • "In my role as a Product Manager at a B2B SaaS startup, I encountered a situation where we were facing a critical issue with one of our key features. Our engineering team proposed a quick fix that would address the immediate problem, but it was clear that this solution wouldn't provide a sustainable long-term solution. Despite the pressure to implement the short-term fix and resolve the issue swiftly, I decided to advocate for a more comprehensive, long-term strategy that would address the root c"

    Shivam B. - "In my role as a Product Manager at a B2B SaaS startup, I encountered a situation where we were facing a critical issue with one of our key features. Our engineering team proposed a quick fix that would address the immediate problem, but it was clear that this solution wouldn't provide a sustainable long-term solution. Despite the pressure to implement the short-term fix and resolve the issue swiftly, I decided to advocate for a more comprehensive, long-term strategy that would address the root c"See full answer

    Management Consultant
    People Management
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