Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Ankit K. - "I would check the funnel traffic across the channel to see if the traffic drop is in a specific channel/region/ device Some of the reasons for the drop could be 1) advertising campaign reduced 2) issue with Seo 3) better free options available?"See full answer

Zaeem B. - "Hi Chris, this is John from CISCO. How have you been? This is with respect to our earlier communication regarding your order which was supposed to be completed by end Sep 24. Can you recall that conversation? Unfortunately, I am compelled to inform you that the shipment pertaining to your order is now delayed and the reason for that is severe climatic conditions in Chaina caused plant shut down there for several days. Hence we are expecting atleast a month of delay and we now expect to serve you"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question. These questions are asked to gauge your familiarity with common metrics such as DAUs and MAUs, A/B testing, and ability to map user behaviors and flows to impactful metrics. A great PM will also be able to deeply understand when metrics sometimes fail (e.g. blind spots). Knowing metrics closely is also crucial to demonstrating the impact of a project, whether it's after launching or the ongoing impact. Let's follow the Measure Success formula to tackle"See full answer

Exponent - "You should identify this type of interview question as an Expansion problem, since we're expanding to a new market. This is similar to a growth problem, with a few additional components. This is the formula you should use when tackling these types of interview questions: Ask clarifying questions Perform user analysis Market risk analysis State goals Perform channel analysis Prioritize growth channels Strategy Summarize Without further"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. With many acquisition strategy questions, we can first look at core competencies and synergies before offering more complex reasoning. Let's go over one possible solution: > I'll go over three reasons why I think Salesforce made the acquisition, specifically:Fuller data integrations > Preventing a competitive acquisition > Absorb new customers > Fuller data integrations > By adding Tableau"See full answer

Anonymous Boa - "Thorough analysis of the asks- what is the strategic fit, overall business value, goals? Analysis of resources - skillset/ time/ dependencies. Create a list of all the things that we have to do, rank them by value(impact), urgency and effort needed. Stakehodler inputs. Moscow priroitization/ value vs effort frameworks. Have clear communication channels with our stakehodlers to socialzie progress/ effort Sequence the asks - subject to changing circumstances. Call ou"See full answer

Exponent - "This question is a Diagnosis Question. It's used to test your ability to perform root cause analysis (RCA), identify many possible issues, come up with a theory of probable cause, and address how you would solve this issue. A drop in video engagement can signify either a technical issue (the video player is broken) or a product issue (recommendations performing poorly). Let's follow the template for answering Diagnosis Questions: Ask clarifying questions **List potential high level"See full answer

Rishabh S. - "Clarifying Questions: How do you define 45% drop in ride orders? Does it include completed as well as cancelled rides? Is it a sudden drop or a gradual decline? For all types of services/rides or anything specific? At any particular time of the day/week/month, have we observed this drop? Is it happening across all locations or in a particular region? For a particular platform? iOS/Android Most likely reasons (that we can cross-off asap): Unrest in a particular geograph"See full answer

Viren D. - "Discuss the reason for the failure to deliver with the stakeholders: Was the target too ambitious? Is there new information that has created a material change in circumstances around the project? Work with the stakeholders to determine more realistic targets and determine a new timeframe for delivering the original feature."See full answer

Amadea N. - "When designing an app for buying and selling antiques, there are the following objectives: For app users to successfully sell their antiques For app users to successfully buy their preferred antiques For the app to generate revenue through the app Given that the only way to sustainably ensure the app's existence is the guarantee the company remains in business, I'll select objective 3 as the main mission with the other two as leading indicators. In order to get to objective 3, th"See full answer

Koragg - "Overview & Assumptions: The ISS is revolving around the earth in an orbit an hence any object inside will behave as if it is in free fall or the normal force will be zero as per the basic laws of motion. Considering the following physical conditions for behaviour of substances inside the ISS: Solids will float around randomly, and will change their course of motion upon collisions Liquids like water or that contain water will turn into spherical globules and other liquids will float around i"See full answer

Rev - "Clarify: Everything mentioned in the question (all devices and how to access them) Reasons why a subscriber might not be using? Forgot that he has a subscription Doesn't like the service and forgot to cancel the subscription Doesn't like service and planning to cancel in next cycle For all 3 cases we need to remind him/her about the service and encourage to use it Awareness - about the service via google nest notifications, smart refreigerator display, chromecats to cast youtube"See full answer