Uber PM Talks: How To Crack The PM Interview

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Upcoming PM Courses in San Francisco

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Tuesdays and ThursdaysApril 4 - May 256:30-9pmInstructor: Michael Rosenthal, 5x Product School Instructor and Senior Product Manager at Funding Circle U.S.

SaturdaysApril 8 - June 39:30am-3:30pmInstructor: May Allen, 3x Product School Instructor and Product Manager at Projector

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Randy Edgar

- Group Product Manager at Uber

- 17+ years of Senior level Product Management and Product Marketing experience

MEET OUR SPEAKER

WHAT ARE PM HIRING MANAGERS LOOKING FOR?

Goals and Metrics Focus

Data Driven Decisioning

Innovation(one good idea)

Technical Acumen

Overall Knowledge of Relevant Market

Leadership/Vision (Inspiration)

Executionaka “getting shit done”

Communication

Design/UX

TYPICAL QUESTIONS• (And what interviewers are really looking for)

• Tell me about your background…

• How do you measure success of product x?

• Product x usage is down, what to do next?

• Pick a product and tell me a feature they should build next. (Why?)

• What’s more important, the number of weekly users or engagement of the users you have?

• You build a new feature which is getting adoption but cannibalizing the core product, now what?

• What would be your process for prioritizing features on your roadmap?

• Tell me about a product that is well designed or is not well designed

• Members on a product team have different priorities, how do you balance those often

conflicting priorities

OVERALL TIPS

• Be personable and friendly. Smile

• Speak slowly, talk as the interview is a conversation

• Understand the company culture thoroughly beforehand

• Ensure you have the customer needs in mind

• Prepare really thoughtful questions in advance

• Don’t talk disparagingly of a former company or manager

• Research who you are meeting with on LinkedIn

• Sell yourself

• Practice! Take those interviews periodically to hone your skills

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THANK YOU!

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