The product execution interview is all about demonstrating your ability to set goals, make data-driven decisions, and use metrics and data to make sure the trains are running.

Product execution simulates the day-to-day life of a product manager at a big company and how you will use metrics to drive decisions. It's about:

Product Manager interviews can feel overwhelming. With questions ranging from designing a moon base to improving your favorite app, it's easy to get lost in the preparation process.

I get it. I spent years as a hiring manager at Google, Meta, and McKinsey & Company, interviewing hundreds of candidates for product manager jobs. I've seen it all - candidates who were perfectly prepared for their PM interview and those who were completely thrown off by unexpected product manager interview questions. The truth is, these interviews are designed to simulate a product manager's day-to-day work: understanding the market, prioritizing user needs, generating product ideas, analyzing metrics, and more.