Yelp Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Yelp.
Yelp
Product Manager
Senior Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
The interview process was very well organized and the recruiters were helpful. Everyone was nice and praised Yelp. The first stage was a recruiter conversation to understand your experience, skills, motivation for joining Yelp, and cultural fit. The second stage was with the Hiring Manager, similar to the first but with broader product and situational questions. The third stage was a 4-part interview focusing on Product Sense and Product Execution questions to assess how you structure answers and your creativity. This was the hardest part, requiring you to ask the interviewer for more information.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell us about your favorite product and how you would increase its revenue.
- What strategies would you use to make Yelp's business profiles ten times more valuable?
Yelp
Product Manager
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
The recruiter reached out after I applied online. Then there was an initial phone screen with basic questions that lasted about 2 hours. This was followed by a Zoom interview focusing on my experience and product-related questions, also around 2 hours. The final round was a longer Zoom interview, about 5 hours, involving a product case study with various people. It felt like a lot of rounds and a very long process overall, perhaps trying to emulate larger tech companies. The interviews themselves went well, and I consistently received positive feedback when I asked for it. Despite the extensive process and my efforts, I never heard back after it concluded; the recruiter ghosted me. After investing nearly 10 hours, I expected at least some form of feedback, even if negative, and was disappointed by the lack of communication.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you share your background and experience with me?
- Could you describe your typical product development process?
- How would you handle these hypothetical situations?
Yelp
Product Manager
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Technical
So, I started with a 45-minute call with the recruiter, where we chatted about my background, both school and work stuff, and why I'm interested in Yelp. She also asked me about my aspirations to become a PM. Then, there were some technical questions checking my computer science knowledge. After that, I had a Skype chat with a PM. They had me do a coding challenge on CoderPad (or something similar) and then asked me some product-related questions. Later, another PM called me and asked some really specific product questions about their area. Unfortunately, I got an email saying I didn't make it. The whole process felt a bit unclear, like I wasn't sure how things were going or where I stood.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Technical questions (CS fundamentals, coding) and product questions relating to Yelp.
- Do you have computer science fundamentals and can you code?
- Can you answer product questions relating to Yelp?
Yelp Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Yelp interview reports.
“Could you describe what occurs when a URL is entered into a web browser?”
Read reports →“How would you go about compiling a list of the best brunch places nationwide?”
Read reports →“What factors do you consider when determining the maximum number of ads that can be displayed on a listing page?”
Read reports →“If new bookings increased by 10k, quotes decreased by 8k, and phone calls decreased by 5k, how would you interpret these numbers?”
Read reports →“How would you determine the appropriate number of ads to display on a Yelp page?”
Read report →“How could we get 10 times more Yelp reviews within a year?”
Read report →“What steps would you take to figure out why Yelp's website is running slowly?”
Read report →“Given a link to a website, can you identify the primary goal of that page and assess how well the current design is meeting that objective?”
Read report →“If Yelp were to add a feature for booking plumbers, how would you assess whether to proceed?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 68 Yelp interview reports.