Read up Cracking the PM Interview, covered well in it.  You'll get a free PDF/ebook if you search a bit for it.

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I was asked to guesstimate the amount of tea consumed in Mumbai everyday. There are several books that go in deeper, but if you don't have time, you can prepare by watching some popular YouTube videos.

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Yesterday I completed 10 years of career in consulting. Started with a Big 4 and then moved to another consulting giant Accenture Strategy 2 years ago. In this tenure ,I have met a lot of talented people, worked with some of the smartest ones and travelled the world like anything.  Now looking for the next 10 years of better work life balance :P .

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Any good books to practice Product Design and Guesstimate questions?

Role: PM - 1
Total exp - 2 yrs

I have my Interview scheduled in a day for the first round which is going to be on "Product Thinking".

I have never prepared extensively for interviews and frameworks for PMs, being a PM myself :(

Can folks help me here for:

- Sharing their experience of the similar round or same company for a PM 1.

- What exactly will be asked in this round? Is it just going to be guesstimates and product cases? If so what kind of cases.

- Any resources which I can refer to to brush up in a day?

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How to prepare for interviews for Non tech roles such as founder office, strategy roles?
What do they look for?

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Strategy Consulting

Hello 👋, next week I have an interview coming up and have been told it would be taken by a Senior Product Manager and would be asked mainly on Guesstimates and problem solving. 
any resources which can be used to prepare for this? 
I did search on YT but was wondering if i can find any tried and tested ones here.

Interview help

Senior Associate

What were some of the trickiest/toughest cases you've been asked in interviews and by which firm?
I'm a 22 grad and wanted to get an idea regarding the spectrum of difficulty in interviews since most of mine have been pretty straightforward (guesstimate/ product design / metrics, etc)

Failed PM interviews

Insight #1:
"Build as much pedigree as you can."

This means going to the right schools, the right clubs, the right academics and the right extra-curriculars.
This also means that you need to get good brands on your resume early and fast. Working in NA, EMEA, Singapore and Australia is typically a plus point.

You typically need to go to M7 schools or IIM-BLACKI or ISB to even have a remote shot at getting in.
This means great GRE/GMAT scores are a necessity. This also means that you need to really nail your LORs. Finally, you need to have exceptional spikes that changes the way people perceive you and your potential translating into a resume. 

Insight #2:
"They care about optics a lot."
The way you look, speak and conduct yourself is probably the biggest thing you can do to improve your odds of getting in. Being at the right places is important. This means if you are already in social circles with Management Consulting folks then some of their habits will rub off on you. This also means that playing Tennis, going to the Gym, going Golfing/Squash/ whatever rich guy sport, the right parties, restaurants and clubs is an underrated advantage.


Insight #3:
"Prepare for Case Interviews"
Case interviews are a crucial part of the consulting recruitment process. Practice solving case studies and seek guidance from mentors or resources to improve your case interview skills. 'Case in Point' is your fucking bible and you need to make sure that you can work your way around guesstimates and reach a conclusive solution in an insight driven manner.

Insight #4:
"Be prepared to walk away."

MBB is not the end of the world and you can out do your peers in terms of Money earned per unit effort spent easily in other fields. So, don't care about what happens. Double down on your Plan B instead.

But if you want to travel the world, walk shoulder to shoulder with some of the smartest people in the business then it is not a bad option. 

Picture: From one of my trips to Bangalore(2023)

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Management Consultant

Even after getting a good percentile in CAT I didn't receive any interview calls from IIM's.But decided to move forward with a Tier 2 MBA in Bangalore.I am the topper of my batch and have worked hard to improve my skillset in various areas.I am determined to crack higher packages in the upcoming placement season.How to go about this?

How to crack >=25LPA from Tier-2 MBA in Bangalore.I am ready to work hard to the hell to crack these kind of packages.

Management Consulting

I am currently working at deloitte as SAP MDG Consultant at Consultant position. How do i prepare for strategy role in accenture?

How should i prepare for interview at Accenture S&CGN consiltant position.

Consultant

I am applying for a data analyst position with a company, and I was given an assignment with six questions to solve in SQL and Excel. While I know SQL, I am not familiar with Excel. I tried to solve the questions in SQL using my own logic and ChatGPT. Today was the submission date, and I tried using Excel, but I couldn't solve a single question. I have been working from 12 PM to 8 PM, and I only managed to solve two questions, but the answers didn't match those I got from SQL. I then called my friend and asked for help.

He said, "Okay, I will help you."

He helped me with one question but got tired and went to sleep. I continued working and managed to get some answers (e.g., SQL: 70.27, Excel: 79.32), then I submitted the assignment.

While working on the SQL queries and solving questions, I thought I was right, but the answers turned out to be all wrong

I have a question that I find the most challenging and don't know how to solve. I want to improve but feel stuck.
.🥲🥲

I am worst

Lately I have been giving interviews for APM/PM roles, it seems interviewers are looking more on how well you can solve a guesstimate/product design question than what you have done in the past, has anyone gone through a similar phase? 

Any resources that can be referred for PM interview prep?

Do PM interviews test more on your interview skills than on the job skills

This question is more for senior PMs and above who end up taking lot of interviews. 

Why do you ask this question? 

My question is around guesstimate, since the product we're building requires lots of data analysis. And I would prefer a PM from a STEM background.

Mostly TAM related: example: Estimate the TAM of an in-car entertainment system for the next generation of internet users

PMs on grapevine: what is your favourite question that you usually ask in the interview?

Partner

Context- Applied for the 24’ Kalaari Fellowship, still waiting for interview shortlists

Would love to hear your experiences/ what you know about the fellowship. 
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Tips on how to crack VC (analyst) interviews are welcome!
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To all 24’ applicants- have you heard back? If yes, pls share deets

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Digital Marketing

I am 4 months into my first job as a product manager. I have never coded in my life except for a basic coding course in college. While I am always eager to understand technical concepts and tend to ask a lot of questions around the same I still feel there's a huge gap in communication. 

This leads to poorly estimated timelines, and often difficulty in assessing feasibility of ideas.

I wish to learn more about software architecture, data management systems and the development processes in general. 

While I know I lack technical expertise, I don't want to discount the possibility of this just being a communication issue within the team. This is a series B startup just entering the growth phase, so no proper processes are set up as of now - again something I will have to streamline.

My question is to all the product managers especially who don't come from a technical background - how did you bridge this gap?

Resources for Non-Tech PMs

I have 2.5 yoe in total, 1.5 in product. Was looking for a switch since Jan '24. Finally, an interview has been scheduled next week.

Now, I have no clue what they are gonna ask in interview. I can explain what have I done and all, but no clue about case studies or framework etc.

Would be great if someone could share their interview preparation strategy for product roles.

If you have given an interview,
Kindly tell the firm name and the questions they asked.

Thanks in Advance 😃

How to prepare for Product Manager Interview?

I am applying for new jobs. I have Masters from IIT. My current base is 19.5 

In salary discussion how much raise shall I ask for given my little experience?

Salary discussion for 1.5yrs experience

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Hi all,

My job request ID is changing continuously in Accenture. What does it mean?

I have appeared for 2 technical interviews till now and am getting calls for the HR round but not receiving any email invite and my Job request ID has changed for the 3rd time now.

What's happening here, can anyone please let me know if you have any update on this?

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