Behavioral: Tell me about a time ... Flashcards
you failed
S: Dustin Ing, Libby, FIDO Alliance, Authenticator, EO phish-resistance
A: Wallow, Got derailed, FIDO Alliance
R: Derailed. Only landed the message in the last 20 mins. Learned to take control of the meeting back.
you communicated effectively,
learned a lesson
S: MS BP, UK, CISO, Dennis Ontiveros, Listen
A: Tried to solve customer problems
R: Didn’t listen. Listened later. Worked.
innovation
1) MS IPv2 Risk detections > Risky sign-ins
2) Authenticator phish-resistance
collaboration
1) PIM (Identity + MMX)
2) IDNA PM Hiring v-team
pivoted,
built frugal solution,
dug deep,
used an innovative solution
S: MS AAD Portal Security menu
A: A/B, Consolidation
R: SEO
received tough feedback
1) MS Alex: Spend less time with devs
2) Shoot your proposal first, then back with data
gave tough feedback
1) MS ENTJ DS, Sayed H
2) Caroleen B
people building
1) AMEX Offshore teammate (BDS)
2) SL Smith - BDS
3) Caroleen - Change from APC to FIPS
people motivation
1) Apple Brian, iTunes 4 Win, Charter Learning 80%-single-iPhoners
2) Poulomi - 40M iOS 15 users
conflict
1) MS Brklyn (Comms - Teams v Outlook, Priorities - Consumer v Enterprise, IST v PST), Agree-Build-Compare
2) Within division - Swaroop, Libby, Scott (FIDO, Passkeys), Authenticator (App based phish-resistance) - open comms, transparency, listening, appreciating
priority conflict
1) MS IPv2 Dilesh Ignite 18 Public Preview
delegated,
recovered from a difficult situation
1) MS IPv2 SH
ownership
1) IPv2
2) MS Brooklyn
3)
unsupportive teammate
Apple Chuck syslog
vision
MS AuthApp
design
MS Brooklyn (Design principles, UR, Customer collab, Feedback loop)
panicked
JEDI (comms, connections)
leadership
1) Auth app vision
2) Phish-resistance
3) IPv2 technical challanges
4) Brooklyn GTM plan
5) SLT escalation - MFA spam vs usability concerns
re-prioritization based on business opportunity
PM,MAU,Subscription > Transparency features
Tell me about a past challenge or conflict you handled
TODO
Tell me about the greatest accomplishment of your career
TODO
Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned from it
TODO
Tell me what others would say about you
TODO
Tell me about your biggest accomplishment
TODO
Tell me about the area where you have the most to learn
Communication - listening, speaking
Tell me about what do you want to do in the future
TODO
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Strengths
1) People - Collab, empathy
2) Vision
3) Execution
Weakness
1) Verbal comms
2) Assertiveness
3) TODO
Why are you transitioning from your current position?
1) Innovation
Tell me about a time you struggled to work with one of your colleagues
TODO
Tell me about a time you were given feedback that was constructive
TODO
Tell me about a time you had to resolve a conflict in a team
TODO
Tell me about a time you managed a conflict / disagreement in a team
Cross-div conflict, passkeys, FIDO keys, app phish-resistance, Apple Google strategy
Tell me about a time you worked with cross-functional teams and the role you played
1) IPv2
2) Brooklyn
3) Auth app
Have you ever collaborated with multiple teams? What challenges did you face?
1) Brooklyn
2) IDNA PM Hiring
Tell me about a time you had to step up and take responsibility for others
1) IDNA PM Hiring v-team - candidates, volunteers
How would you advocate for a commitment to a priority, when that priority is not high on someone else’s list?
1) Precedents
How would you manage timelines in a highly matrixed environment, where there is no top down authority?
Breakdown the problem into smaller independent pieces, line up the pieces with a Gantt chart them, keep moving the focus from one bottleneck to another.
Tell me about a product you lead from idea to launch
1) IPv2
How do you influence product?
Data, leadership, vision docs, collab, cross divisional ideation, open doors
