Top Product Manager Interview Questions

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

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

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

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

Swathi G. - "My extreme collaboration and partnership with stakeholder teams and making sure everyone in the team understands why we are building or shipping a product to customers , I strongly believe that ensuring my development team understands the "WHY" behind work and what value it provides to our customers."See full answer

Nilesh S. - "A daily 10 minute cadence to make a note of the progress and the deliverables for the day, should help ascertain the delivery and to meet schedule the self performing teams need to be on toes to deliver. Time lines need to be revisited end of each day to evalute the impact."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

Exponent - "This is another Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your"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

Shahid K. - "Asked clarifying questions, this was similar to box. Took a minute to gather thoughts. Came up with a structured approach. Focused on use cases, prioritized it. They wanted to focus on security aspects, MFA, simultaneous read/write operations, etc."See full answer

Bik D. - "Clarification: What does contextual search on Instgram do ? - It can help find the right profiles, content based on location easily based on user search Are we focused on anything specific ? - Nothing specific, but the goals is either activation or engagement Why is it important for Meta ? - Help user discover the right content quickly on Instagram thus helping them focus more time on engagement and less time searching Broad User Groups: Viewers (find the most"See full answer