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I& #39;ve interviewed thousands of product manager candidates.
Here are my top 5 interview questions and why I ask them:
Here are my top 5 interview questions and why I ask them:
1/ How much do you think I weigh?
I like to dig in and understand the candidate& #39;s observation skills. If they overshoot, they might be too ambitious, undershoot, not ambitious enough.
I like to dig in and understand the candidate& #39;s observation skills. If they overshoot, they might be too ambitious, undershoot, not ambitious enough.
2/ If you could be a cheetah, lion, or tiger, which would you pick?
A good PM knows how to value strength, speed, and smarts. Which animal they pick here is crucial to understanding their prioritization.
A good PM knows how to value strength, speed, and smarts. Which animal they pick here is crucial to understanding their prioritization.
3/ You can build a product that very slightly improves the lives of 1m people or is life-changing for 1 person, which do you choose?
This is a good question to suss out whether you are interviewing a 1x PM or a 10x PM.
This is a good question to suss out whether you are interviewing a 1x PM or a 10x PM.
4/ You& #39;re starting a T-Shirt sizing business, how do you T-Shirt size requirements for it?
This question usually confuses the candidate, and unless they& #39;ve spent 5+ years at Mckinsey, BCG, or Accenture, they& #39;ll crack under pressure.
This question usually confuses the candidate, and unless they& #39;ve spent 5+ years at Mckinsey, BCG, or Accenture, they& #39;ll crack under pressure.
5/ Tell me 3 different ways of throwing the engineering team under the bus without them knowing about it.
Being able to do this is such an important PM skill. If they can& #39;t do this, I question their ability to work x-functionally.
Being able to do this is such an important PM skill. If they can& #39;t do this, I question their ability to work x-functionally.
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Since people seem to like these questions, here some bonus ones from friends in product:
@CharleyMa: “Memos, press releases, or PowerPoint? Which is your favorite and why is it PowerPoint?
@CharleyMa: “Memos, press releases, or PowerPoint? Which is your favorite and why is it PowerPoint?
@mengxilu: “Nixon, Steve Jobs, or Satoshi? Who would have made a better PM in your opinion?
@arfrank: How do you ensure you receive a promotion before your projects shit hits the fan? How does this reflect on your ability to manage a timeline?
Another from @CharleyMa: Slack / email / text / call and @channel are you comfortable doing all of these simultaneously?
And one more from @arfrank: Which google product would you rebuild from scratch and why would it then be shut down?
