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I spent a part of the last weekend talking to some PM aspirants and conducting a few mock interviews. Several folks are worried about what to read and how to prep for PM interviews. Every day there seems to be a new question and a new framework on the internet - it can be tough to play catch up. IMHO, you need only the below resources to crack 99.9% of the toughest PM interviews. The rest 0.1% can sometimes be influenced by factors outside of your control and even Dettol does well to not worry too much about that. #productmanagement #productmanagementinterviews

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How did you find your mentor in product management? . In my case, it happened during an interview. I receive a lot of DMs asking for product management guidance. A few years ago, while I was interviewing for my current role, Tushar Gupta was the interviewer. I answered all the questions confidently until Tushar said, "Great! Now tell me about the product you're working on, and I'll ask one final question." I explained my work, but then he threw me a yorker aimed straight at the block hole! Within 30 seconds, he identified a blind spot of mine. He not only pointed out what I missed but also showed me how to approach such questions and how to analyze DAUs & MAUs effectively. Immediately, I knew I needed to work with him. In the past 1.5 years, what I've learned from Tushar about product management is invaluable, something that can't be learned from any book or podcast. But Why am I telling you this? After many requests, he has started one-on-one mentorship sessions for everyone. If you are looking for a switch or want to break into product management, Tushar is the person who can help you achieve it. I've attached the link, and you can book a free call with him. He has been the best RM one can ask for, and that's a story for another day.

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Do you also hate wasting time on meetings despite being a Product Manager? Lots of them could have been an email! Here are 8 ways I optimize sure my meeting time and I have time for "real" work: 1) Prioritize meetings You should have your goals to achieve and commit to meeting which are in line with those goals. If some of the meetings are a distraction, treat them as such and either ignore or postpone them. Or at least: 2) Decide whether to show up or read the summary/notes Sometimes, you are asked to a meeting in case you are the only one who can answer a question, make a decision or at least take the meeting as input. However, most of the time your only contribution to that meeting will be: "Thank you". Perhaps it will be enough to review meeting notes and answer questions/make calls once the meeting is concluded. However to achieve that 3) Ensure there are meeting notes with an action plan (including deadlines) This is something you need to drive as an example and create a culture of creating a meeting paper trail. If the meeting happens, it's best to make sure it's effective! 4) Choose the right tools for the job! In-person meetings will do fine with a whiteboard, but in the hybrid environment, you will need to use a digital equivalent like Miro or Figma jam board. You might consider the benefits of modern AI to automatically generate notes and action points! 5) Always have a goal for the meeting To further increase effectiveness, make sure you know what you want to achieve from any meeting, and the moment this goal is in danger, start moderating, regardless of whether it is your meeting or not. 6) Close the meeting quicker if the result is achieved Trust me, everyone will love the person who will identify that the meeting can be closed! :) 7) Make sure you only invite people who are needed Jeff Bezos said that a meeting can only be effective if you can feed the participants with 2 pizzas. The fewer people, the more effective it will be! Or at least will waste least people-hours! 8) Plan breaks If you really need so many meetings, at least make sure they are not exhausting. Take at least 10 10-minute breaks for every meeting hour. There you have it! My 8 techniques. Do you find them useful? How do you make your meetings effective and engaging? Sound off in the comments :) P.S.1 - P.S. To become a Product Manager who can be time and meeting efficient, be sure to check out my courses on www. drbartpm. com :) P.S.2 - Thank you for an excellent image to accompany this post, Carl Vellotti :) #productmanagement #productmanager #productivity

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Would highly recommend Shreyas Doshi "Managing Your PM Career" course to all Product Managers who are looking for a deeper and more fulfilling career. It is the by far the most valuable experience I've had were I intentionally planning my career by making a 3 year lighthouse goal , LMS framework etc instead of just letting my career happen to me. No matter what level of product you are, give yourself five minutes to see if it resonates. https://lnkd.in/gx4m7GYB

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Today I saw a job posting asking for Product Manager - Onion. And suddenly a picture came infront of my eyes. That picture is of original product managers of onion. Real product managers of onion have skills • to manage onions from production to marketing in local markets. • to implement strategies and plans to maximize production objective & to fulfill hunger of society. • to deliver good sales of onions for their family needs. • to build good relationship with their customers, traders for maximum need fulfilment. • to maintain cost control measures and motivating traders team to buy their produce. But still they are underrated, underpaid. Why? It's big "WHY" and no government and no individual trying to solve this why! Strange but true... Your thoughts are welcome for effective product management for real product managers of onion. One for tech... Be in touch Rakesh Men https://lnkd.in/dAQqAWB4 #product #productmanager #dataanalytics #marketing #branding #farmer #ceo #management #jobs #jobsalert

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Just joined Google as a product manager 🎉 Super excited for the journey of learning ahead and thought I should share some of my interview tips for any fellow product people! 1. User-Centric Design: Google PMs are hyper focused on user needs and experiences. The key is to identify a specific user, breakdown their day to day challenges, and come up with creative solutions that work back from those specific needs. 2. Business Acumen: Be prepared to justify your design choices with solid business reasoning such as "increasing watch time" or "increasing number of queries per day". Some company-wide "north star" goals and a solid mission statement are helpful to refer back to as you design a solution. 3. Being "Technical": This one is always a hot topic. It's important to know the basics of software systems so you can communicate effectively with engineers. This means you can mock up a design for a new app and breakdown key components such as client-server relationships and databases. However in my opinion, coding is not a requirement to be a great PM. 4. Roadmap Prioritization: Figuring out what to build next is at the core of the PM role and it can honestly be hard. One approach is to create 4 columns in a table: customer pain level, engineering difficulty, market size, and alignment with company's mission. Then for each product idea, you can mark the columns as Low, Medium, or High. Often, it will quickly become clear which product idea/feature is most qualified to be shipped first. 5. Being Analytical: I've learned to become more comfortable with metrics and estimation problems over time. These questions can be overwhelming but the key here is to show how you're able to breakdown large problems into manageable steps. So don't worry about being super accurate. 6. The Art of Asking Questions: When someone asks you an interview question, there's a strong desire to quickly respond with the "correct" solution. However, there's always vagueness and assumptions imbedded in interview questions so it's critical to ask questions that help you filter down the scope of the problem. This also shows that's you're considering all of the possible variables and allows the interviewer to have a more natural conversation with you. There's so much more that goes into PM interviews but I hope this is a good starting point. I also highly recommend Exponent for a deeper dive. I'm always happy to chat about product so feel free to message me! 🙂

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*Wish I knew this before* #Post -1   *Simple framework for effective communication*   Give us a long report, PPT or a PRD ( product folks would know ) and we'll have the most elaborate structures that can make our stories shine. However, when it comes to verbal communication and meetings in general, trust me - I have seen the most senior leaders struggle their way through.   As you progress in your career, you realise : with better communication comes stronger persuasion and influence ( yeah! - I know what quote you are thinking about )   Years back, when I started conversing with senior leaders, I found that my arguments too were incomplete, unstructured and lacked impact. From there ownwards, I adopted the following framework:   Make this simple mind-map and follow the order - 1. What? - What’s going on? Just the facts, some background for the context 2. So What? - Why does it matter? express the impact, Why should anybody care? 3. What Next? - What’s the plan? next steps, actions, delegation of tasks The above is easier said than done, it requires homework and depth. However with practice you'll become more structured and will save a lot of time (yours and others' :) ). #wishIknewthisbefore

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Missed AMA session with me on 26th June... 𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞. I have answered the following questions from the audience: - How do I switch from Content to Product Management roles? - What steps should I take to move from a BA role to a product manager role? - How can I transition from being a Software Engineer to a Product Manager? - What strategies can I use to optimize my CV for product management interviews? - How should I structure my CV to increase my chances of getting shortlisted for product management roles? - What skills are essential to crack a product management interview? - What does career progression look like in a product management role? - What salary ranges can I expect for various product management positions? - What’s the roadmap for preparing for product management roles? - Get answers specific to your current role and seniority - What exactly is product management? - What are the key deliverables of a product manager? #productmanagement #productmanager #career #careertransition #job #shortlist

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𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀". Let's understand this below: If you are hired as Product Manager and has been given to develop a feature, along with timeframe. You are working for the "Output" which technically means - 1. You are working on an identified problem by CEO/Founder/CPO of the company 2. You are assigned with a timeframe to complete it 3. You are will develop roadmap to complete the feature within the time frame. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁" Whereas being a Product Manager 1. You will be given a problem to solve. 2. You need to identify the problem area and the solution area Then; 3. You will finalize the features based on the hypothesis you made to solve the problem 4. You will work on the timeframe by alignment of the different supporting teams such as - Designers, Engineers, Marketing and Sales 5. Create Roadmap and execute it 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁" If you want to clarify this more details connect with me here: https://lnkd.in/grTSHa6b Please share and follow me for such concepts #productmanagement #pivotportal #career #jobroles

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𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒍 Couple of days back I submitted a proposal for 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐓 𝐄𝐔 conference. Despite giving 20+ public presentation this year every single time I have to submit a proposal I have an existential crisis. Surprisingly, process each time looks the same: 1. 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 (2 months before deadline): „𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺” 2. 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 (2 weeks before submission): „𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘰?!” 3. 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (week before deadline): „𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦!” 4. 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (3 days before deadline): „𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥” 5. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (day of deadline): „𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘥!” This time Lejla Secerbegovic pulled me out from depths of depression with a friendly check-in and comment „I actually think this is great, not many people speak about this!” which made me submit in the end. 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧? 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐞. 3 days left until submission for BILT EU closes, which is more than enough time to submit a great proposal :) https://lnkd.in/ddz4-u_y

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As Shreyas Doshi calls it There are 3 levels of product work: 1) Impact 2) Execution 3) Optics Each is important. AND Everyone has a default level they enjoy. I focused mainly on execution-level tasks and underestimated the importance of time allocation and high-impact activities. This approach resulted in delayed promotions. To achieve faster promotions, it's crucial to understand your manager's expectations and the importance of all three types of product work. Align your efforts accordingly. #productmangement #google #promote #amazon #meta

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Disclaimer - No Gen AI involved in the creation of the following post. TL;DR: Well written lines of relevant product thoughts are the measure of a product manager's output just like well-written lines of code are for an engineer. Long version: Q. As a Product manager, (PM) what is one (of a few other ways) way you know you did justice to your role? A. It's simple. Measure and compare words spoken Vs written by you in your day. Drawing useful visuals is an acceptable option to words written. Why? Words spoken >> are often ignored, not grasped, not recorded and ephemeral. They rely heavily on the audience to have noted, interpreted and acted upon. They are also not the most organized form of communicating. Words written (or a drawing) >> are near-permanent if chosen to be recorded on a searchable, publicly available medium like your internal Confluence, Sharepoint or a Slack broadcast that gets pinned. They can be iterated upon, reviewed often, referenced in the future and analyzed in greater depth faster than listening to a recorded meeting repeatedly. PMs can create a lasting, noticeable and wider impact by writing things down, even if its just in a meeting chat. Even if no one else read them, the writer themselves reaps the benefit of more thoughtful, organized and durable structuring of their ideas. Humble confession: Being vocally self-critical, I just went by for 1.5 "busy (meetings)" days without writing anything meaningful besides meeting notes and action items, and felt the need to share this. Rant: At every place I have worked, I have seen at least a few Product Managers never putting pen to paper and thinking their job is done when they show up to a meeting, provide lackluster opinions or worse yet, simply nod in shallow agreement or recap the standard procedural statements like "this needs additional prioritization discussion". #writemore #beabetterpm #whatdoesaproductmgrdoanyway #nongenaipost

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How to become a Product Manager with No Experience? Are you fresh out of graduation? Want that Product Role? Trying Hard to know the path? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗽: Graduating from top-tier schools like IITs or IIMs might give you a direct shot at a product role. But it's a competitive race! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵: This is the most realistic approach and it test your patience and consistency 1. 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 - Read Books - Do Courses - Read Articles 2. 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 - Connect with people in Linkedin - Read their post, listen to them - Reach out to them with your questions, thoughts (DM them in LinkedIn) 3. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - Get into a side project to develop the Hard skills of Product Management. - Get into an internship during your college days to get practical experience. 4. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 - Mentor is important, to guide you during the process - There are mentors who help with their little time, and some are paid - Go for paid if necessary, 5. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 - During your time in college - Dedicate time to read, develop product mindset - Do case studies This is an excerpt, "When is enough, enough?" ~~~~ Found this post useful? reshare ♻️ it to help others. Ready to dive deeper? Book a session with me https://lnkd.in/grTSHa6b

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Do you want to learn the secret that allows me to balance 4 jobs, a baby, gym, a little bit of fun, and still grow as a creator? Here it is: There's no secret! It just a lot of prioritization, hard work, and a few great tools :) Let me tell you more: I will admit, there are days when I fall on the bed with no battery whatsoever and think I can't go on any longer... until I get that magical 6 hours of sleep to get up and try again! Btw, when I say 4 jobs, I mean my day job at The Stepstone Group (now exchanged for being the primary guardian of my son for a few months), my LinkedIn presence (teaching, mentoring, writing posts), and being a writer for 2 Product blogs. So, how do I do it? • I don't blame myself if I fail at some goal (say, complete an article by the end of the week). • I am good with saying no to projects that I see as poor Return on Investment • I prioritize my family's well-being above almost everything else • I try to stay in peak physical condition (no alcohol, nothing to smoke, a moderate amount of physical activity) • I catch up on sleep whenever I can (very important with a small baby at home!) But those are just the main principles. I still need tools to support me and those would be: • AuthoredUp - A brilliant Chrome plugin to manage my LinkedIn posts. I am now using it to write the draft of this post, but it also helps me with the analytics and reusing/improving older, successful posts • Text Blaze  - The ultimate copy/paste tool that I was introduced to recently. It helps you store customizable chunks of text and recall them easily in any text field in Chrome. Improved my productivity in a crazy way! Those two are NOT the partners for this post, but I love them so much, I will drop the links to both in the comments section if you'd like to check them out! • Chrome, Onedrive, and Microsoft Office - with those three all my work in in the cloud, and I am not bound to a single computer. Heck, my PC could explode now and I wouldn't lose a byte of important data :) • My trusted gaming Laptop, Lenovo Legion and Samsung Electronics Galaxy S21 - I hate the Apple ecosystem, you know that right? But none of those principles, hard work, and tools would be working as well if it wasn't for the remote work... If I had to lose time to travel to the office, all that I listed above would be close to impossible. And finally: Consistency! Especially on things that work. If you are good at something and you are able to work with it regularly, there is nothing stopping you from having your own 4 jobs and 100,000 followers. However, if you need help with that, be sure to book a mentoring call today! I will leave the link in the comments section. So, do you have any questions? Anything you believe I could do even better? Sound off in the comments! #productmanagement #linkedin #growth

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💡 Do you want to become a Product Manager at top companies? Here’s what Kirti Gupta, who has worked as a Product Manager in consumer tech companies like Blinkit, Cardekho, and Flip, shares the top 3 things these companies look for when hiring Product Managers: 1️⃣ User empathy: The ability to deeply understand users' pain points and craft solutions around them is key. Companies want to see how well you relate to and solve real user problems. 2️⃣ Mock interview practice: Each company has different interview formats, so the only way to prepare is to solve a variety of problems. Mock interviews are your best friend! 3️⃣ Non-linear thinking: Learn about new technologies and use insights from different industries to apply them to your own product. #productmanagement #productmanager #jobs #jobhunt #interviewtips

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#ProductManagement Interview Learnings #3 Culture Fitment: Probably the most difficult part of any interview process is to understand whether this company aligns with the values that I feel strong about to grow in my career. The same goes for the interviewer, it is super difficult to understand for the interviewer as well if your values align with the values & traits of people who have succeeded at this company A relatively easier proxy here is Growth Mindset: How keen I am to learn new ways and adapt if they energise me positively. As an interviewer, I try to understand what are the kind of mistakes/ presumptions you are aware of, that you made and then went on to correct them. E.g. A mistake realisation around doing things on my own and not getting my peers involved to take their perspective which could have enabled the team to a better outcome indicates that this person realised the importance of collaboration - which is generally a must have in any culture but even more important where decentralisation of decision-making is higher.

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“I followed up and followed up, but I got no reply”. 😔 I started a series talking about how I got my new role. In one of my posts, I spoke about Following Up after an #interview, I also shared templates that will be of help….. and a lady gave this reply (check the first line of this post 👆🏾). I could relate with her response because I’ve been there and I gave her a reply from my experience (keep reading to see my reply). I’ve seen cases where not getting a reply is not even about the #applicant, but more about the organization. So I thought to share a few reasons why an #organization may not reach out after an interview: Here are some reasons why a company may not reach out after an interview: 🦾Hiring process delayed: The #hiring process may have been put on hold due to internal reasons, such as budget constraints or changes in priorities. 🦾Other candidates still being interviewed: The company may still be conducting interviews with other #candidates and hasn't made a decision yet. 🦾Reference checks: The company may be verifying references or conducting background checks, which can take time. 🦾Company priorities shifted: The company's priorities may have changed, and the position may no longer be a priority. 🦾Lack of communication within the company: There may be a breakdown in communication between the hiring team, #HR, and other stakeholders. 🦾Decision not to move forward: The company may have decided not to move forward with the position or your application, probably because they found someone who suits that position better- let’s face it 👀 🦾Internal candidate selected: The company may have decided to fill the position with an internal candidate. 🦾Company restructuring: The company may be undergoing restructuring, which can delay or cancel the hiring process. 🌟 It's important to note that it's not uncommon for companies to take time to get back to candidates, and it's not always a reflection on the candidate's qualifications or performance. (Read that second part again!) 🫂My response to the comment: “I know this feeling, trust me I’ve been there. Follow up helped in my current #job process (I know lots of people who it has worked for too). I’ve also had disappointments in the past, lots of it. There are different reasons why a company may not reach out to you, and I’m super happy that you did your part. Please do not let it hold you back in your next job adventure.” I curated a #free resource with templates that you can use for your next follow up. You can access the website here: https://lnkd.in/dd22M4HW Have you ever followed up after a job #interview? How was it? Let’s hear it in the comments. Don’t forget to share this post with your network, you may be saving a life 😉 Xo Techmom ✌️

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Approaching product interviews by honing in on unexpected yet crucial areas can set you apart and make all the difference. Here’s how to prepare for those key areas: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 These questions test your ability to empathize with users and prioritize features: - What's your favourite product and why? - How would you improve our product? 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 These assess your real-world problem-solving and cultural fit: - Tell me about yourself. - Describe a time you handled a difficult stakeholder. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 Showcase your strategic thinking and goal-setting abilities: - How would you increase YouTube users? - What's the biggest threat to YouTube? 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 Prove your skill in reasoning with metrics and user feedback: - What metrics would you focus on as the PM for Netflix? - Define a north star metric for a company. 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 These questions test your decision-making with incomplete information: - Estimate the number of Uber drivers in Delhi. - Estimate the total Internet bandwidth for 1,000 students. 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Demonstrate your goal-setting and decision-making prowess: - How would you reduce fake news on social media? - Daily active users have decreased; what do you do? 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 If applicable, communicate your understanding of technical concepts: - Explain API to a 12-year-old. - Design the architecture for Swiggy. 𝗣𝗠 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Follow these steps to structure your responses: 1. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻: Take notes and maintain eye contact. 2. 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆: Ask questions to understand the problem. 3. 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲: Reflect before answering. 4. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Outline your answer before diving in. 5. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻: Provide detailed reasoning. 6. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻: Ensure the interviewer is following. 7. 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲: Recap your main points. 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀: - Use a structured framework. - Prepare a story bank. - Be clear and confident in your responses. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Research the company. Focus on one type of question at a time. Practice with common questions using the STAR method. Download the 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 prepared by me https://lnkd.in/grMGcnY2 Prepare thoroughly, practice consistently, and approach each interview with confidence. Good luck! #ProductManagement #PMInterview #CareerTips Share with others, who might get helped.

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