# Behavioral interview question: advocating for a less-powerful team member

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# Tell me about a time you advocated for a team member with less power than you.

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## Question details

- Roles associated with this question: [BizOps & Strategy](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=bizops) and [Product Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=pm)
- Companies associated with this question: [LinkedIn](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=linkedin) and [Amazon](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=amazon)
- Reported interview count: 2 interviews
- Last asked: 8 months ago
- Community answers: No answers contributed by the community yet.

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## Interview experience

We have one shared interview experience connected to this question:

[LinkedIn · 8 months ago](https://www.aced.io/experiences/linkedin-bizops-strategy-interview-d554d8)

> The loop ran for 2+ months and ended up being six to seven rounds with no take-home: recruiter screen, hiring managers, case-heavy interviews, and separate behaviorals. No take-home, surprisingly! Almost every round blended casing and behavioral, so it never felt like I could fully switch my brain off one side or the other. The interviews themselves were candidate-led, with one interviewer feeling super collaborative and another much more reserved and watchful, especially in the cases. I feel like the biggest theme across the whole process was that LinkedIn cared a lot about story, stakeholder management, and whether I was actually AI-native versus just saying buzzwords.

**Role and level:** BizOps & Strategy · Mid Level / L4

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