What is the most common question type for 1st Google PM Phone Interview?

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lba55

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lba55
Nov 28, 2021 8 Comments

I have my first phone interview coming up for a Google Product Management role. The recruiter suggested I be prepared to answer Product Design, Product Strategy, Analytical/Estimation, and Leadership Skill type questions.

While I intend to prep for all, I’m curious if Google tends to focus on a specific subset of these topics for that FIRST interview? Any insight from current Google folks or past interviewees?

YOE: 10
TC: 250K

#productmanager #product #pm

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  • New
    K87LpO

    New

    K87LpO
    They stuff all of them in there. I interviewed a couple of weeks back. I got asked "favourite product - how will you improve it", "diagnose an issue with Google Ads (related to my background in ads", "estimate the revenue impact of outage"). There was so little time to cover everything, it was all a bit superficial. I got through though.

    Depends on the interviewer I guess. I recommend doing mocks for practice, a lot of them. There are plenty of places online - lewis lin slack group is great for free practice, and prepfully is the most affordable for paid google coaches.
    Nov 30, 2021 1
    • New / Product
      recopls

      New Product

      recopls
      Wow.. I would’ve bombed if they asked multiple questions just because I’m expecting one type and will take it slow.
      Nov 30, 2021
  • HSBC
    NeXuS1997

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    NeXuS1997
    Design + Analytical + Behavioural(if time permits)

    Source : Recruiter
    Nov 30, 2021 0
  • New / Product
    recopls

    New Product

    recopls
    It will most probably be a design question but sometimes they mighty cramp multiple together which sucks really. I doubt there will be Googleyness questions.

    Prepare for design and analytical questions and pray that it is only a design question that you knock out of the park.

    Good luck! πŸ‘πŸΌ
    Nov 28, 2021 0
  • Oracle / Product
    aTEs87

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    PRE
    Intel Corporation
    aTEs87
    The first interview is to figure if you need to be down-leveled. So prep as if your wife bf depends on it.
    Nov 28, 2021 0
  • Is it only one screening interview? FB has 2 and I know a few other companies that do 2 interviews for screening.

    Product Sense
    Product Execution
    Nov 28, 2021 1
    • New
      K87LpO

      New

      K87LpO
      It's just one for google unless they're uncertain, in which case they do a follow-up before onsite
      Nov 30, 2021