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Top Product Manager Interview Questions

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  • Google DeepMind logoAsked at Google DeepMind 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Technical
  • "Clarifying Questions Is my understanding correct when I say that pandemic is something which is a widespread of an infectious disease over a whole country or globally? (Interviewer confirms) what do you mean by simplifying here? Are we talking about interviewee going from location A to location B? or after reaching the building from the door to the interviewer? or the interview experience itself? or is it upto me to explore? (Interviewer mentions that it is upto you to explore) Are we"

    Pankhuri T. - "Clarifying Questions Is my understanding correct when I say that pandemic is something which is a widespread of an infectious disease over a whole country or globally? (Interviewer confirms) what do you mean by simplifying here? Are we talking about interviewee going from location A to location B? or after reaching the building from the door to the interviewer? or the interview experience itself? or is it upto me to explore? (Interviewer mentions that it is upto you to explore) Are we"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Oculus logoAsked at Oculus 

    "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > That's a great question. There are three main reasons why I want to work on Oculus:Shaping a generation > Interesting product problems > Mentorship > I'll g"

    Exponent - "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > That's a great question. There are three main reasons why I want to work on Oculus:Shaping a generation > Interesting product problems > Mentorship > I'll g"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Disney logoAsked at Disney 

    "This is a pretty straightforward 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 interviewe"

    Exponent - "This is a pretty straightforward 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 interviewe"See full answer

    Product Manager
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  • "This is a classic Favorite Product question with a constrained product type. For this, we want to make sure it's a collaborative tool used between teams. Let's go over the Favorite Product formula before diving in: Choose a product and briefly explain what it is Who are the users? What are their pain points? How did competitors solve it in the past? How does this product address these pain points differently and better? **How would you improve it/make it"

    Exponent - "This is a classic Favorite Product question with a constrained product type. For this, we want to make sure it's a collaborative tool used between teams. Let's go over the Favorite Product formula before diving in: Choose a product and briefly explain what it is Who are the users? What are their pain points? How did competitors solve it in the past? How does this product address these pain points differently and better? **How would you improve it/make it"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • Disney logoAsked at Disney 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Product Manager
    Analytical
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  • SendGrid logoAsked at SendGrid 

    "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 "

    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

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 

    "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > That's a great question. There are three main reasons why I want to work at Facebook:Building a product I use > Interesting product problems > Meeting smart"

    Exponent - "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > That's a great question. There are three main reasons why I want to work at Facebook:Building a product I use > Interesting product problems > Meeting smart"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • Product Manager
    Concept
  • Product Manager
  • Indeed logoAsked at Indeed 
    Product Manager
  • Nubank logoAsked at Nubank 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Analytical
    +2 more
  • Oculus logoAsked at Oculus 

    "Let's first identify the type of problem we're solving. This is an Improve a product question. Let's go over the Improve a Product formula once more: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Okay great. Now that we have the formula, it's time to execute on it! Ask clarifying questions Before we start iden"

    Exponent - "Let's first identify the type of problem we're solving. This is an Improve a product question. Let's go over the Improve a Product formula once more: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Okay great. Now that we have the formula, it's time to execute on it! Ask clarifying questions Before we start iden"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "This is a fun Fermi problem asked recently by Facebook — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Breakdown components of your equation Review and state assumptions Compute Sanity Check Summarize Ask clarifying questions It's wise here to slow down and get some clari"

    Exponent - "This is a fun Fermi problem asked recently by Facebook — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Breakdown components of your equation Review and state assumptions Compute Sanity Check Summarize Ask clarifying questions It's wise here to slow down and get some clari"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
  • Instagram logoAsked at Instagram 

    "You should be able to identify this as a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. Below are some reasons why Instagram may have removed the like count. > That's a great question. I think there are three core reasons for why Instagram removed the like count. Specifically I'd say these are the reasons in order of importance:To increase posting engagement > To improve perception and generate goodwill > Move attention to other features > I'll go in"

    Exponent - "You should be able to identify this as a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. Below are some reasons why Instagram may have removed the like count. > That's a great question. I think there are three core reasons for why Instagram removed the like count. Specifically I'd say these are the reasons in order of importance:To increase posting engagement > To improve perception and generate goodwill > Move attention to other features > I'll go in"See full answer

    Product Manager
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