Microsoft, Google PMs answer PM Interview Questions

I failed 7+ Product management interviews before I landed my first role. In my first PM interview, I was asked to improve a Crypto mobile app. I jumped into solutions without thinking about the users and their pain points. My interviewer must have laughed at my inexperience

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Product management interviews can be stressful. Here is a guide to help you crush your PM interviews.

You can get asked anything during Product management interviews! You can get asked to design an amusement park or to improve ChatGPT! I was once asked to improve WhatsApp on a 30-minute call!

1. Cultural fit Questions:

You might get them at the start of the interview

• Tell me about yourself- by LinkedIn Snr Pm Diego Granados

• Why do you want to work here? : Linkedin Snr Pm

• Why Product Management?: Linkedin Snr Pm

• Cracking the PM interview- Gayle McDowell at Product School

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2. Behavioral questions:

• Tell me about a time you made a mistake: Square Dir of Engineer

• Tell me about a time you missed a key goal: ex-Google PM @ Rocketblocks

• Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague: ex-Google PM

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3. Product design questions:

• Generate endless product ideas: LinkedIn Snr PM

• Improve your favorite Product: Microsoft Snr PM at Exponent

• Design Alarm clock for the blind: Twitch Snr PM at Exponent

• Design a Fridge for wheelchair users:

• Framework for Product design questions: LinkedIn Snr PM

4. Execution problems

• Investigate the decrease in engagement for Instagram stories: Microsoft Snr PM Rocket blocks

• Set success metrics for Youtube shorts: Microsoft Snr PM Rocket blocks

• Estimate the number of Google docs created daily :

• Investigate decrease in Engagement for Instacart: Amazon Snr PM

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5. Technical questions

• Database caching

• Content Delivery Networks:

• Design Twitter by Meta Engr Manager

• Design Amazon prime video by Google PM

  

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6. Strategy questions:

• Defend against Google docs competition: Microsoft PM with Rocketblocks

• Should Netflix go into the Video gaming industry: LinkedIn Snr PM

• Defend against competition from Amazon Photos: Meta PM

7. Theoretical questions:

• Software development lifecycle

• Agile vs Scrum methodologies

• Product-led growth

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Bonus Tips

• Download full presentation for free

• Mock interviews with other PMS will help you excel in PM interviews.

• Record yourself while answering questions.

• Above all, Practice! Practice! Practice!

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5. PM skill assessment: useful to aspiring PMs to know what skills are needed to land their first PM roles

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