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I had my initial product sense and execution interviews today. My product sense interviewer was late and rushed the entire time which threw me off and I ended up not doing too well nor finishing the example. My product execution was late as well but didn’t rush and we worked through a phenomenal example that resulted in numerous affirmations.

Based on my experience interviewing others I would have been a no hire for sense and a strong hire for execution. I’m wondering how stringent the first round is and if I move forward how bad it’ll affect my leveling.

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  • This is for a PM role?
    Mar 31 5
    • Oh, I didn’t know they did two interviewers for a screen. Bar is even lower than on-site. But either you cleared it or you didn’t. Performance in the screen won’t affect leveling when they have all of your on-site data.

      I think exception is if you’re between levels with different loops but recruiter would have told you.
      Mar 31
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      Thanks for the info and context. Fingers crossed it doesn’t ding me too bad. If it does though I’ll be ready for next time.
      Mar 31
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    How long do they typically give for a product sense case ?
    Mar 31 1
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      The interview was scheduled for 45 minutes. The structure was:
      Intros
      Case
      Q&A

      That would lead me to believe 30-35 is for the case portion if everyone is on time and starts right away. I’ll say it was a good learning experience as I know how to handle the same scenario in the future.
      Mar 31
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    Update: I ended up moving on to the virtual on-site.
    Apr 13 0