Dear Google Cloud TPMs

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Aug 16, 2020 6 Comments

I have a phone screen coming up. could a current cloud Technical Program Manager throw some light on preparation and what to expect for just the phone screen ?

Please feel free to share your rooftop profile and get paid for your answers and mentoring.

other questions:

1. when asked a question like 'how would you deal with unproductive developers?', should the answer be supported with an example from your experience or would you just explain the approach? is STAR or CIRCLES applicable here ?

2. how technical is the phone screen ? what are some of the technical concepts I should brush up?

3. what is the right amount of time required for prep?

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    hoolibigh

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    hoolibigh
    Phone screen won’t be technical. Brush up on core program management concepts. Your example is not a reasonable one. TPM’s do not deal with unproductive engineers. Think about examples of how you’ve run programs and added value to amplify it. Yes answer in STAR format with specific examples.
    Aug 16, 2020 3
    • Google
      hoolibigh

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      hoolibigh
      Think of the kinds of questions that would require a STAR response. Mostly situational right? Think of stories you have where you accomplished something, overcame something, or learned something. The number of questions asked has no bearing on perf, a guality answer for a STAR question can be a few minutes or 30 minutes depending on your communication style.
      Aug 17, 2020
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      hm98765

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      Thank you hoolibig!

      How long would you recommenced taking, to prepare for this if I’m rusty on interviewing?
      Aug 17, 2020
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