Scribd Inc. Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
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Scribd Inc.
Product Manager
Lead Average Negative experience No offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Take home Presentation Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
The interview process was pretty straightforward. Started with a recruiter screen, then a call with the hiring manager, followed by a chat with the EM, another call with a PM, and then a take-home assessment before the final interview. A bit of a red flag, though, was that everyone except the hiring manager was at least 5 minutes late. During the interviews, the person I was talking to seemed a bit lost and was doing other things, not really paying attention or listening. Also, every interview was just 30 minutes. They mentioned having product and analytical questions that require deeper dives, but 30 minutes felt way too short for that. Even the final interview was only 30 minutes. I had about 12-15 minutes to present my part, leaving the last 15 for questions. The panel was also 5-10 minutes late, so I had to rush through my presentation and still had 10 minutes left for questions, but nobody actually asked anything. Honestly, it was a pretty bad experience overall.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you discuss the significance of identity within companies and how businesses are adapting their approaches to it?
Scribd Inc.
Product Manager
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation Group
Got referred by someone. Talked to a sourcer who was great the whole time. Waited a few weeks, then heard the first job was gone but there was another opening because they lost someone technical. Took that on. Talked to the hiring manager on the phone about my interest and a case challenge. Then had a full day of interviews onsite with different people (leadership, peers, engineer, designer, data analyst) in 1:1s and panels, plus lunch. Lots of culture and process questions, case questions, and focus on experimentation and data. They said they liked me and I was technically qualified but not a culture fit for this specific role.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- How would you make search better?
- What's your take on launching a new feature that does XYZ, and how would you determine if it's a good idea?
- Which metrics would you use?
Scribd Inc.
Product Manager
Mid Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a fairly painless experience with 2 phone screens and 2 in-person sessions. They weren't asking any silly google-type questions, they just wanted to get to know me, my background, how I'm qualified, and why I'm interested in the product. The timeline from start to finish was normal. I met with a lot of different people from different departments, which gave me a good sense of the organization. You typically have lunch with the company during an in-person interview, so you get to meet more people outside of the interview process to gauge if it's a good culture fit. Expectations were set early on, and the recruiter told me how to prepare for each interview. They want to see that you can tackle hard questions, even if you don't have an answer.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about a product you really like or use often. What are 3 things you would change about it if you were the product manager?
- What's a product you really like and use often? If you were the product manager for it, what are three things you'd change?
Scribd Inc. Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Scribd Inc. interview reports.
“How would you make search better?”
Read reports →“How could that app be improved?”
Read reports →“At what point do you bring designers in, and how do you persuade them?”
Read reports →“How do you get unstuck when you're facing a problem?”
Read reports →“Which metrics would you use?”
Read report →“What aspects of that app do you appreciate?”
Read report →“Tell me about an app you like.”
Read report →“Could you discuss the significance of identity within companies and how businesses are adapting their approaches to it?”
Read report →“How do you collaborate with designers on the team?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Scribd Inc. interview reports.