Product Manager Interview Questions

Exponent - "This is a Design a Product question. For this, we'll want to follow the formula for success: Ask clarifying questions Identify user types, behaviors, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Improvements / net new solutions Evaluate and select solutions Measure Success Summarize Ask clarifying questions It's important to get clarity on anything if things are unclear. Since this ask is quite straightforward"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

Darshana W. - "Clarification Questions: Can we define and describe office ? my current office ( IT ) , or government offices, starup offices, etc I assume we are desgining a refrigerator for my current office. It is an office with multiple floors with canteen on one of the floors. There is seating arrangement for around 200 - 300 on every floor. Generally there is maximum usage during lunch time and then snacks time since part of us dont have breakfast and dinner in office. Is there any cost limitation"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

Shraddha P. - "Figured out the blockers Defined objective and goals to acheive Checked other app who have same flow What is the intention that company with which company wants to drive user as they mentioned it has to be order creation, order placement, successful payment, choose delivery and installation. Figured out the flow that user would want to have after each step. Aligned 4&5 and designed wireframes with the help of diagram.io tool which is purely free to use."See full answer

Exponent - "This is a 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 equat"See full answer

Surbhi G. - "When we collect too much user data or survey responses, we risk creating data overload, which can hinder data analysis by clouding important insights with excessive, unnecessary information. This could make it more difficult to discern meaningful patterns or trends from the data, adding complexity to our data processing tasks and potentially leading to incorrect conclusions or strategies. Furthermore, over-collecting data may compromise users' privacy and trust. If users find out that a company"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Drew the following framework - Maturity of the tech (if it is too mature then consider buying), Competitors (how many, when are they launching this new tech etc.), Market Share of competitors, Financial considerations (build vs buy NVP), Collaborators for this tech, Economic Climate (Anti-trust, crisis etc.)"See full answer

Abel alejandro H. - "I asked for clairication on what region in the world we were focusing on and I settled on the United States. I asked for clarification on the type of doctors and for what kind of patients and that was left up to me. I landed on any patient looking to find a doctor for "Preventive Medicine" given that the US is hurting on that. The pain points were around expensive/payment methods, access & lacking knowledge to know what kind of doctor is best for each person. I spent too much time here and had l"See full answer

Divya S. - "LinkedIn is a pioneer in the tech industry brining global workforce together. LinkedIn is one of the few companies where you can work on the latest tech stack but also work on meaningful and high impact product problems, processes issues and Customer experiences that I can very well relate with. It a place where people from all over the world can connect, Innovate and celebrate their careers. I feel excited about the opportunity as it fully aligns perfectly with my desire to expand, Connect,"See full answer

Caroline V. - "The answer likely depends on the objective, so I started out with what we were seeking to accomplish. Are we trying to eliminate under-utilized bills, save paper, reduce forgery, or something else? Establishing this focus enables you to dive deeper on the solution."See full answer