Product Manager PM prep
How is everyone prepping for Product Sense and Product Execution interviews? I have about a week to prep. I've gone through other companies interviews and have had some success. I've bought Decode and Conquer. I've been looking at the Exponent interviews on YouTube . I would love to do mocks but not sure the best way to approach it. I'm on Lewis Lin's slack channel but would love to understand how other people prepare! YOE: 5 TC 175K #pm #product #productmanager
Create a startup and product if you want be a real PM else read book PM interview Lewis lin
Xynn.xyz? And $4 for a book.. sounds like a scammy link. Did you try it? Never heard of it before
Do mock interviews. Check out meetapro, interviewingio and pramp. There are some low cost listings.
This is what I usually do. I categorize all the questions that can possibly be asked - for example whether it is a problem of acquisition, engagement, retention, monetization. Some times these problems fall in more than one categories and sometimes it's purely an execution problem which more or less comes into retention and engagement. I create a template for 6-8 questions while preparing for the interviews, framework in terms of how will I structure the problem, which questions I'll ask and so on and so forth. Most of the things I end up remembering and then eventually if needed, I look at them during online interviews. The ideas are something that I prepare for separately. I mean, if it's a social media product then what will be the next big thing there, if it's a travel product then what can potentially disrupt them. Then For these categories I look for some ideas low hanging fruits, mid term projects, long term projects. I iterate over this a couple of times. Eventually, it becomes mechanical for me.
If you're on the job hunt and eyeing PM roles at TikTok, drop me a DM. There's no need to send me any resume, but if you've faced rejections and would like feedback on your resume, I'm here to help with that too. Just upload your resume on Google Drive and share the link. #severance #layoff #hiring #resume #ml
I’m gonna be the a-hole and say ship some product and do post launch monitoring, see if your assumptions and hypotheses were correct. Take a simple product and reverse engineer the requirements. Pretend you were the PM- what would you have done the same or differently, and why? Why do you think the original PM made these decisions? I despise the interview prep stuff, it’s like Leetcode but for PMs. If I’m interviewing an experienced PM and they pull some BS framework it’s an automatic yellow flag
Nah I get it, appreciate the honest. How do you identify that candidates are using these frameworks?
There’s a handful of these frameworks circulating for the various question areas. I’m not against structured thinking and analysis but many folks use frameworks without knowing why to use the framework. It’s like taking a screwdriver to a nail; odd choice in tools. Seasoned PMs often have very simple ways of analysis that are easy to follow, and can pull on experience to discuss realities. They know the importance of communication and buy in. Others make stuff up or give hypothetical answers. I feel like I’m being overly harsh, none of this is directed toward you OP. General frustration with the loss of PM craft; PMs shipping garbage of dubious value giving the profession a bad rap