Interview · Product Management · Virtual Internships
How can Virtual Internships increase the number of jobs on their platform?
A case study written for Virtual Internship’s interview case study assessment round for increasing the number of job postings on their platform
- Case Study
- Virtual Internships
- Product Strategy
Problem
Virtual Internships needed more job postings from hosts. The interview case asked how to grow supply without pretending students were the bottleneck.
Decisions
- Grow supply by making posting cheap and outcomes visible, not by spamming students.
- Measure listings created and fill rate, not vanity student signups.
Outcomes
- Framed the host as the customer for posting jobs, and mapped friction in create, approve, and fill.
- Proposed host incentives, simpler posting, and proof that listings get filled.
Longer write-up
Optional long-read with extra context and narrative lives on Notion.