5. Framework to ace
your interviews!
@PM Diego Granados
PM advice and Interview Prep
Diego Granados Product Manager (AI&ML)
Microsoft
https://www.pmdiego.com/
All the advice in one single place
6. 1
2
Who am I?
How to structure your time in
preparation for your interviews
3
4
Behavioral Questions
Product Case Questions
Today's
Agenda
5 Most common mistakes
@PM Diego Granados
PM advice and Interview Prep
https://www.pmdiego.com/
8. What you need to
know to ACE your
#ProductManagement
interviews
9. If you have 2 weeks or 2 months to prepare, here's my recommendation!
INTERVIEW PREP TIMELINE
Social Media
Glassdoor
10-K (Public companies)
Company Research
Behavioral questions
Prepare and practice
S.T.A.R. stories
Product Case/Design
Questions prep
Practice strategy questions
Porter's 5 forces
Mock Interviews!
Why are you being asked these questions?
12. Extra tip:
Prepare for an Amazon interview
even if you don't have one!
Be concise and have structure.
Your communication skills are
being evaluated!
S.T.A.R. + "L" (Lesson)
Use "I" more than "We"
Keep it short! < 5min
14. How to Practice Produce Case/Design questions
Make a list with at least one of the following
categories of products:
1.
Technical (SW)
Apps
SW
Websites
Technical (HW)
Wearables
Smart home
devices
Other tech
devices
Non-Technical
Stay away from common
products like iPhones or Spotify
15. How to Practice Produce Case/Design questions
2. For every product you selected write down the answer to the case question following a
framework
Check out this Framework on my YouTube Channel!
16. About Frameworks
IT' S NEVER ABOUT THE
FRAMEWORK
Interviewers want to see that you can
think like a Product Manager
DON' T MEMORIZE A
FRAMEWORK
Instead, understand the steps and why
each one is important
17. Top
Interview
Mistakes
Not being concise or not having structure
Behavioral questions too long or hard to undersand
because of lack of structure.
Brainstorming outloud
Always take time to brainstorm during a case question and
don't take more than 1~2 minutes.
Innovating products from your own perspective
Innovating products in a case question is ALWAYS about
users
Not enough innovation in case questions
Suggesting improvements that are too common
18. @PM Diego Granados
PM advice and Interview Prep
Diego Granados
Product Manager (AI&ML)
@PMDiegoGranados
https://www.pmdiego.com/