Compass Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Compass.
Compass
Product Manager
Senior Easy Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Panel Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
I really enjoyed my interaction with the recruiter, Connor. He was very responsive with updates and even gave me some tips on what to anticipate. He was a pleasure to speak with. The whole team seemed fantastic, and I was genuinely eager to join them. However, I didn't get selected to move forward. I'd still definitely recommend this company for anyone in a PM role. Connor did offer a 30-minute chat to go over feedback, but I declined because I already knew where things went wrong.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are some typical Product Manager questions?
Compass
Product Manager
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
Recruiter contacted me and arranged an initial phone screen. This was followed by a 7-hour virtual on-site interview with members from design, engineering, and the product team. Strangely, none of the questions were product-related and were instead just scattered behavioural questions. I went through with it, only for the recruiter to later say I didn't perform well on the 'PM part' of the interview. Total waste of time with very unsure interviewers.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about some behavioural questions related to irrelevant scenarios.
Compass
Product Manager
Staff Average Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
It was a standard interview loop. First, a recruiter call, then a hiring manager call. After that, there were about 4 or 5 other interviews with various people, including someone senior to my potential manager (skip level) and an engineering director. Most of the interviews were behavioral, but there were some scenario-based questions to gauge creative problem-solving. It wasn't overly technical.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance where you navigated through ambiguity?
Compass Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Compass interview reports.
“For an estimation case, how would you estimate the number of disposable cups used in New York?”
Read reports →“Can you outline the stages of the product development cycle?”
Read reports →“What's an app you use a lot, and what new feature would make it better?”
Read reports →“How would you go about creating OKRs for Netflix?”
Read reports →“For a product case, imagine you need to create an app for a book club. How would you do it?”
Read report →“Tell me about general product questions.”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on... (somewhat technical)?”
Read report →“How would you go about prioritizing tasks?”
Read report →“What is your approach to managing disagreements between your team and executives regarding the product development cycle?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Compass interview reports.