Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Vikas K. - "During a trip to Japan, I encountered a significant language barrier that influenced how I communicated with others. As I didn't speak Japanese fluently, I had to rely on basic phrases and non-verbal communication to interact with locals. This experience made me realize the importance of understanding cultural diversity. Despite the language barrier, I found that people were patient and understanding. They appreciated my efforts to communicate in their language, even if it was limited. This expe"See full answer

Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch. Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature / product Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping Provide criteria to prioritize metrics Prioritize metrics Summarize Let's begin! "See full answer

Vivek A. - "It was an entire case study"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Start at 4.01 pm Clarifying question: A non-profit food bank is responsible for providing food to people who cannot afford it. The food bank is engaged with world-level food problems, or is there a particular geography that gets all the focus? Are we interested in particular demographics like only kids or only adults? What is the goal of this food bank? Objective: Coming up with a framework to prioritise different channels where this money can be spent to achieve the large goal that"See full answer

Praniti S. - "questions cannot be mentioned due to NDA but be passionate about your role with PlayStation."See full answer

Shahnawaz K. - "I am going to assume, the person is 50 years old and uses a basic feature phone. Here is how it goes Local Context: When you come back from morning walk, you are your friends stop at a chai point to rest and have tea, what do you talk about ? (Assume he says everything and anything). Imagine there are no friends but you still want to talk and you want your friends and everyone to listen to your thoughts / rant. Imagine you don’t want to talk but you want only listen to what your frien"See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch. Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature / product Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping Provide criteria to prioritize metrics Prioritize metrics Summarize Let's begin! "See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Rutuja A. - "Lyft is a ride hailing platform where the users can request the rides on the app and the drivers can fulfill the rides based on their availability and willingness Goal: So here we want to design a ride hailing platform for college students for there commute From home to college College -> Home Inside campus Why do we want to concentrate specially on students? Data analysis of existing ride pickup and drop location and time analysis Hypothesis: A good share of rides are originating from"See full answer

Ankita V. - "As a PM at google, If I found a glowing magic relic to accurately predict weather, I would like to explore its functions and properties to integrate with multiple google products such as weather, maps or even google home I would go and find out how this works- assume that this tennis ball sized aritfact is able to accurately predict weather forecast for next 30 days for all geaographies, inside and outside temperature and is quite accurate i would shorlist usecases where this could be made appl"See full answer

Medha A. - "DAU and MAU: The number of active users daily and monthly to gauge the content recommended on the home page. Bounce Rate: The percentage of users who navigate away from the site after viewing only the home page. Number of Signups: The number of users who signup after seeing the content on the homepage leading to lower CAC. "See full answer