<aside> 💭 Got a product manager interview coming up but not sure how to prepare for it? Instead of cramming in bunch of information from all sorts of articles out here, this TLDR; should help to set you up for success.

In this blog, I will share:

1. General product Interview structure
2. Specifics about Product Case Interviews

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General Product Structure

Although interviews vary vastly depending on the leveling or industry of your role, below are some rounds that you will probably run into during your product manager interview.

Hiring Manager

Typically a 30 min call to share a bit more about role with you & understand what you can bring into the role.

Take Home Assignment

Quick product assignment that typically takes 2-3 hours to understand your product craft + domain expertise.

Product Case

45 mins to an hour session with a senior product manager to access your product skills. Some also call this a technical round.

Onsite/Round Table

Consists of 4-5 interviews with cross functional partners. These are often future colleagues that you will collaborate with closely.

Product Leader

Typically last round with CPO or director of Product to get to know you, your aspiration and share more about the company.[

Product Case Interview

Although not every product case interview is clear cut into 3 categories, below are some general areas you can expect to see in a product case interview:

Product Sense

Open ended question to assess structural thinking and user empathy.

Product Execution

Questions typically revolves around metrics, tradeoffs, debugging.

Product Strategy

Aims to understand how you think strategically with information you know about the market, competitors, while assessing company's short term goal + long term vision.

General tips for any of these types of question:

• Ask clarifying questions to make sure you and the interviewers are on the same page before you start tackling the question.
• Structure your thinking and share exactly how you want to approach the question with interviewer. Bring them into for a conversation rather than a one sided monologue.
• Constantly try to check in with your interviewer to ensure they are still following along and give them opportunity to ask you clarifying questions along the way.

<aside> ✨ Wrapping up this blog before it gets too long! I’ve also created a more detailed step-by-step guide for each type of interview that you can purchase for the price of a cup of coffee ☕ / milk tea 🧋. If you are a self-learner, this one is for you!

If a personalized 1:1 is more of your jam, I’m always happy to help YOU draft mock session(s) based on your current situation where I will share more tips and tricks that has landed me my dream product manager role in the past.

🔗 Feel free to check out PM Happy Hour or contact me directly via LinkedIn.

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