Update your LinkedIn profile before your interview — they will check it
LinkedIn's mission is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. This is taken seriously internally. They value people who are invested in professional development — both their own and others'.
How would you improve LinkedIn's job recommendation algorithm?
What metric would you use to measure the health of LinkedIn's feed?
How would you design a feature to help users find mentors?
Tell me about a time you used data to change a product decision.
Why LinkedIn — why this mission?
Have a complete, polished LinkedIn profile. It signals you practice what they preach.
Know LinkedIn's core products: Feed, Jobs, Learning, Sales Navigator, Recruiter.
The mission (economic opportunity) should connect to your personal story somehow.
LinkedIn is Microsoft-owned — understand how the two cultures interact.
Strong analytical chops are valued across PM, engineering, and data science roles.
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