"Clarify
"What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice.
"Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product.
Rephrase Question
With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"
Tim W. - "Clarify
"What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice.
"Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product.
Rephrase Question
With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"See full answer
"As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow,
Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... '
Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey)
Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments
Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc)
Share why are you looking for a new role
Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"
Bipin R. - "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow,
Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... '
Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey)
Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments
Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc)
Share why are you looking for a new role
Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"See full answer
"Clarifying questions:
Are there any specific constraints that you want me to take in to account when thinking through this problem : [Interviewer] No
Can i think through this in freeform or is there a specific goal we are trying to achieve : [Interviewer] I will let you decide the goal
Strategic Analysis:
Spotifyies mission is to - "Unlock the potential of human creativity – by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the o"
Kunal S. - "Clarifying questions:
Are there any specific constraints that you want me to take in to account when thinking through this problem : [Interviewer] No
Can i think through this in freeform or is there a specific goal we are trying to achieve : [Interviewer] I will let you decide the goal
Strategic Analysis:
Spotifyies mission is to - "Unlock the potential of human creativity – by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the o"See full answer
"Clarifying Questions & Assumptions:
Blue collar :relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry, they usually dont have college degree
Linkedin: a social network that focuses on professional networking and career development.
Why is linkedin expanding to blue collar workers?
Ans: to expand new market as they have great untapped potential
Do you want anew app or integrate it with Linkedin?
Ans: you decide
I would like to look more into the problem space before deciding on tha"
D J. - "Clarifying Questions & Assumptions:
Blue collar :relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry, they usually dont have college degree
Linkedin: a social network that focuses on professional networking and career development.
Why is linkedin expanding to blue collar workers?
Ans: to expand new market as they have great untapped potential
Do you want anew app or integrate it with Linkedin?
Ans: you decide
I would like to look more into the problem space before deciding on tha"See full answer
"I use a data driven approach by ensuring there is a deep-dive on all alternatives. My approach to tradeoffs is around how to achieve the customer experience needed. I ensure there is an immediate path to green for a solution and a follow-up solution addressing the problem rightly."
Syed I. - "I use a data driven approach by ensuring there is a deep-dive on all alternatives. My approach to tradeoffs is around how to achieve the customer experience needed. I ensure there is an immediate path to green for a solution and a follow-up solution addressing the problem rightly."See full answer
Product Manager
Behavioral
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"Let's imagine you want to open Google Maps, you type maps.google.com and hit Enter. Here is what happens:
You type maps.google.com into the address bar of your browser.
Browser completes the address, for example, maps.google.com → https://www.maps.google.com
[Address decoding] → browser breaks down the URL into parts
‘https://’: protocol → how the browser should connect to the website
Default is HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) which shows up as ‘ http:/"
Jasmin R. - "Let's imagine you want to open Google Maps, you type maps.google.com and hit Enter. Here is what happens:
You type maps.google.com into the address bar of your browser.
Browser completes the address, for example, maps.google.com → https://www.maps.google.com
[Address decoding] → browser breaks down the URL into parts
‘https://’: protocol → how the browser should connect to the website
Default is HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) which shows up as ‘ http:/"See full answer
"Clarifying questions
is there a main reason why we want to improve it? For instance:
active users declined
monetization declined
performance issues
customer complaints
(Based on this clarifying question the following answer could be any to be honest. if the interviewer says that it's an open questions, then I would go to the product design framework)
Assumption
Based on the impact that we would like to do,
1) I would assume that we are looking to improve the messaging experi"
Sergio C. - "Clarifying questions
is there a main reason why we want to improve it? For instance:
active users declined
monetization declined
performance issues
customer complaints
(Based on this clarifying question the following answer could be any to be honest. if the interviewer says that it's an open questions, then I would go to the product design framework)
Assumption
Based on the impact that we would like to do,
1) I would assume that we are looking to improve the messaging experi"See full answer
"For self achievement, The product manager builds useful products for users and makes the world better.
For the team, The product manager can work with the team, and leverage the team resources to make things happen, which is more impactful.
For the company, Pm are usually problem solvers, help companies to solve problems and grow better
"
Shen W. - "For self achievement, The product manager builds useful products for users and makes the world better.
For the team, The product manager can work with the team, and leverage the team resources to make things happen, which is more impactful.
For the company, Pm are usually problem solvers, help companies to solve problems and grow better
"See full answer
"Clarifying Questions
Candidate : What is the objective we want to achieve?
Interviewer : Enhance User Experience, User Engagement and add value
Candidate : What platform are we looking at Mobile App or Desktop?
Interviewer : Platform independent
Candidate : Have we conducted any product discovery experiments at this point?
Interviewer : Not yet
Candidate : Can we assume the new features will cater to all professionals across different industries?
Interviewer : Yes
Candidate : A"
Sneha S. - "Clarifying Questions
Candidate : What is the objective we want to achieve?
Interviewer : Enhance User Experience, User Engagement and add value
Candidate : What platform are we looking at Mobile App or Desktop?
Interviewer : Platform independent
Candidate : Have we conducted any product discovery experiments at this point?
Interviewer : Not yet
Candidate : Can we assume the new features will cater to all professionals across different industries?
Interviewer : Yes
Candidate : A"See full answer
"Assumptions:
LinkedIn: LinkedIn's goal is to sell premium to candidates and companies that recruit. It aims to have the largest number of qualified professionals in creative intellectual professions, who spend time on the platform and share content.
LinkedIn's strategic direction:grow the Talent pool,
encourage the Talent pool to better qualify themselves,
to facilitate Talent search by recruiters
in return, the more recruiters on LinkedIn, the more they can sell premium to talents who are"
Adaneir W. - "Assumptions:
LinkedIn: LinkedIn's goal is to sell premium to candidates and companies that recruit. It aims to have the largest number of qualified professionals in creative intellectual professions, who spend time on the platform and share content.
LinkedIn's strategic direction:grow the Talent pool,
encourage the Talent pool to better qualify themselves,
to facilitate Talent search by recruiters
in return, the more recruiters on LinkedIn, the more they can sell premium to talents who are"See full answer
"Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product?
Travel recommendation.
Travel bookings( airlines/hotels)
Itinerary planning etc.
Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram?
Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further:
Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities.
Instagram's mission: To capture , c"
Anonymous Boa - "Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product?
Travel recommendation.
Travel bookings( airlines/hotels)
Itinerary planning etc.
Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram?
Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further:
Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities.
Instagram's mission: To capture , c"See full answer
"Clarifying questions
Target market: parents
Geo: USA
Key value proposition: help people in parenting
Target market assessment
Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18.
Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high
Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"
Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions
Target market: parents
Geo: USA
Key value proposition: help people in parenting
Target market assessment
Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18.
Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high
Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"See full answer
"Clarify:
User experience improvements or revenue based improvements for the company? (Assumed UX)
Can it be hardware or must it be software? (assumed I have the choice)
Position:
My favorite product is Airbnb. It's an app that let's people list their home for short term rental and then let's guests book those homes (or rooms) to stay in. It's used primarily for vacations but people all over the world now use it for business or even longer term stays. It's idea was pretty revolutionary a"
Joel A. - "Clarify:
User experience improvements or revenue based improvements for the company? (Assumed UX)
Can it be hardware or must it be software? (assumed I have the choice)
Position:
My favorite product is Airbnb. It's an app that let's people list their home for short term rental and then let's guests book those homes (or rooms) to stay in. It's used primarily for vacations but people all over the world now use it for business or even longer term stays. It's idea was pretty revolutionary a"See full answer
"Follow STAR
Example:
In my most recent role at x, we've been working every quarter to set our quarterly goals or even decide for the year but given in 2022 we've been through a great resignation phase there was a high attrition because of which we have overloaded engineering teams.
During last quarterly planning, I started to question with my manager about giving a focus to our engineering, so we complete one thing absolutely fine which is more impactful for our customers and add immediate val"
Ash I. - "Follow STAR
Example:
In my most recent role at x, we've been working every quarter to set our quarterly goals or even decide for the year but given in 2022 we've been through a great resignation phase there was a high attrition because of which we have overloaded engineering teams.
During last quarterly planning, I started to question with my manager about giving a focus to our engineering, so we complete one thing absolutely fine which is more impactful for our customers and add immediate val"See full answer
"Although there is no fixed or predefined framework that I follow to prioritize, I do have a methodical criterion that is suitable to my organization and practices.
The business outcome/value proposition of each project/request - try to quantitative every metric below
Number of customers going to be impacted in that product vertical - item with more customers gets more weight
Is this an existing feature or a new feature - existing features get more weightage especially if thi"
Naresh A. - "Although there is no fixed or predefined framework that I follow to prioritize, I do have a methodical criterion that is suitable to my organization and practices.
The business outcome/value proposition of each project/request - try to quantitative every metric below
Number of customers going to be impacted in that product vertical - item with more customers gets more weight
Is this an existing feature or a new feature - existing features get more weightage especially if thi"See full answer
"1) Start by clarifying your constraints - which side of the marketplace am I focusing on and what are they solving for? (e.g., minimize cost for hoster, maximize comfort for renter indoor etc.). Assuming this is a "dealer's choice" type response then proceed to step 2
2) Where to focus: which customer segment, which job-to-be-done, and why
I'd start by laying out segments on 2 dimensions: urban (think big cities, downtowns) and suburban (think suburbs, beach towns, mountains) areas focused on e"
Anonymous Spider - "1) Start by clarifying your constraints - which side of the marketplace am I focusing on and what are they solving for? (e.g., minimize cost for hoster, maximize comfort for renter indoor etc.). Assuming this is a "dealer's choice" type response then proceed to step 2
2) Where to focus: which customer segment, which job-to-be-done, and why
I'd start by laying out segments on 2 dimensions: urban (think big cities, downtowns) and suburban (think suburbs, beach towns, mountains) areas focused on e"See full answer