Zillow Mock Interview

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Question 23 of 30

Tell me about a time when you successfully prioritized your tasks and completing a project on schedule.

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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

Zillow frequently has many projects going at the same time, and they want assurances that your project management, time management and attention to detail meets their standards. Detail your approach to planning, adapting, staying organized, and adjusting your priorities while effectively multitasking.

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I am a naturally organized individual. Without proper organization, a project can get out of hand quite quickly. I was recently involved with a project that required 30 hours of my time in two weeks while I was also in the middle of several other projects. I was able to stay on track with visual reminders, mid-day check-ins, and a strong support team. I ended up working some overtime, but that is par for the course as a software engineer."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"When working as a freelancer, every project success was entirely my responsibility. Every new client project that I took on meant a great deal of organization on my part. To minimize time lost, I like to map out my plan of attack and then start the action sequence. I use a few tools like Monday and Evernote, to help me remain organized."

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I was helping a start-up company and had 4 days to get it up and running.
salesforce- I entered 380 outfitters
created emails
Website- Go, Daddy
Quick Books
I finished all of it in the 4 days- 20 hrs a day
Whatever it takes to accomplish a project. I am driven!

Stephanie's Feedback

Wow! That is a lot to accomplish in four days. This s a great example and shows that you are a go-getter!

Anonymous Answer

Being an investment analyst requires organizational skills and the ability to prioritize at the moment. When I decided to convert my data-driven insight into a differentiated investment strategy, I took on the responsibility of two jobs: the day job and all that went into launching a new fund on schedule. Then the real work began: supporting the existing team as an analyst and managing the new find.

Cindy's Feedback

Very interesting answer. Round it out by discussing the ultimate result of your efforts. Were you successful? What challenges have you faced?

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Just a few weeks ago, I was put on a high-profile project to help pull data for a presentation my boss is putting together in order to push for some much-needed improvements to our internal processes. We only had a few days to complete this project ahead of my boss' presentation to upper management. I was also working on another side project for my boss to come up with a scoring system on the quality of tickets worked by our production support team. This was also a rather high-priority project for my boss because she wants to have something in place as soon as possible for the team. Luck would have it that I would also have a long-awaited doctor's appointment I can't miss on the same day as the deadline for the high-profile project. Undaunted, I prioritized the high-profile project after I complete my daily required tasks and worked on the second project whenever I could leading up to the deadline. Since my doctor's appointment is set for the afternoon of the deadline, I knew I won't have time to complete the project after the appointment. I also couldn't just stay late and finish the high-profile project ahead of schedule because the data I'm pulling has to be for each day so we can show the changes and time-lapse in data. On the day of the deadline, I communicated with my boss to come in early (5 am) so I can finish the project before my appointment. I was able to submit both projects on time before leaving for my appointment. A few days later, after I returned back to work, my boss called me to let me know that the presentation was a huge success. She also thanked me for all the effort I put into the project and gave me a recap of the presentation. She explained that my portion of the project actually saved the entire presentation because of the level of detail and the amount of data I was able to provide despite having less time than others. She was actually unable to use a lot of the data from another team member due to parts being incomplete and inaccurate. My boss shared that she basically use my data for the majority of the presentation which is humbling to know.

Marcie's Feedback

Excellent! This is an amazingly thorough example that clearly shows that you are able to effectively prioritize tasks and projects. It also shows that you are proactive, hardworking, and deadline-driven, in addition to being able to manage your time. Great job! The interviewer will undoubtedly be impressed by this response.

Anonymous Answer

When I was at Zillow, there was a problem that arose with the acquisitions team on valuing Townhomes and certain Zip codes in the Houston market. Because I'm native to Houston, I was familiar with the areas and suggested I could do a deep dive into the area and try to pull insights to boost accuracy. These were some of the biggest misses inaccuracies at the company because of the intricacies of these particular asset classes and areas so I needed to accomplish it quickly to have a new SOP put in place so that we wouldn't miss these targets anymore. I quickly did a deep dive and blocked out a part of my day every day to focus on this project and by setting myself goals each day of what to finish/cover, I was able to accomplish a detailed 60-page slide deck delving into every factor contributing to differences in price (flood zones, retail, thoroughfares, amenities, historic districts, school zones, etc.) which showed a projected accuracy improvement of around 4%.

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Zillow Mock Interview

Tell me about a time when you successfully prioritized your tasks and completing a project on schedule.

30Zillow Interview Questions & Answers

1.How is Zillow transforming the future of real estate?

2.Who are Zillow's top competitors? Name one factor we do better than the rest.

3.Zillow is seeking candidates who possess a degree in Computer Science or another technical discipline. Walk me through your education.

4.We primarily lean on React, Redux, Node.js, Java, Python, and SQL. With which language are you most familiar?

5.If you had to choose just one, what would you consider your primary technical specialty?

6.In your opinion, describe the most exciting advancement in the real estate industry this year?

7.What types of industries have your previous projects focused on?

8.Zillow hosts regular hackathons to encourage innovation and autonomy. When have you created a new product, service, or process with the help of your team?

9.Pick an app on your phone and sell it to me.

10.This role with Zillow is highly technical. What is your understanding of this position and the responsibilities that come with it?

11.The online property listing services industry is highly competitive. How will you help Zillow stay ahead of its competitors?

12.Market research is at the heart of what we do at Zillow. How do you approach a project before embarking on it?

13.What do you know about Zillow's workplace culture?

14.Zillow encourages cross-departmental collaboration. Do you have experience collaborating between developers, designers, and other stakeholders?

15.Describe an ongoing issue at your current job that you successfully resolved.

16.Zillow operates in an ever-shifting industry. What is the most significant shift you have had to deal with in your career?

17.How do you react when dissatisfied with the quality of, or the outcome of, your work?

18.If we chose to hire you, where do you envision your career heading in 12 months from now?

19.If offered this role at Zillow, how will you go about building relationships with your new coworkers and supervisors?

20.What type of work environment do you require to be the most productive?

21.In your current position, have you taken on tasks which fell outside of your wheelhouse? How did you succeed?

22.Zillow is innovating the real estate industry. What does the word 'innovation' mean to you?

23.Tell me about a time when you successfully prioritized your tasks and completing a project on schedule.

24.What challenges are you looking for in your next position?

25.What is your first reaction when you realize you’ve make a mistake?

26.Zillow is always on the lookout for future leaders in our company. What do you see as the most challenging task a manager faces?

27.After you implement a solution to a problem, how do you test the effectiveness of that solution?

28.Why should Zillow hire you?

29.If you had half of a million dollars to build your own business, what would you do?

30.If you had to give a TED Talk tomorrow, what topic would you choose?