Product Manager Interview Questions

Devi K. - "Best resource with whom I have worked in the past was Head of Design. The best attributes were, he was not only a great craftsman when it came to Design details or understanding user needs, but was super quick to understand business challenges."See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"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 - "This is a 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 As"See full answer

Exponent - "First, it's important to recognize this type of question as a Fermi question in disguise. We need to estimate the total market size of Dropbox for small and medium-sized businesses, which involves approximating things like the number of SMBs as well as the average revenue per SMB to get to our answer. Luckily, we have a playbook for these kinds of questions. Here's our formula for tackling Fermi questions: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know **Make equation(s)"See full answer

Leena M. - "For a fully autonomous car, the car interior is the core of the customer experience since the customer focus is inside of car, not outside of the car. To make this experience superior, we need to consider the aspects that contribute to this- from the perspective of features and quality. Features would include (1) Seating: ample leg room, flexible seating, reclining; massage, heat on seats. (2)Storage: Cup holders- for hot/cold beverages, flexible tilt-able table top for laptop/Ipad display; (3)"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

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