AMA: ezCater Director of Product, Fulfillment, Brandon Green on Product Management Interviews
November 8 @ 10:00AM PT
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I think going "above and beyond" is a totally subjective thing; it is up to each individual what is above their baseline of preparation for an interview. But - here are a...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I've found that the ability to speak clearly to your past experiences and how you've either (a) uniquely added value or (b) learned and grew from a given experience large...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
Talk even less and give the candidate even more time/space than you think to thoroughly respond to your question. You'll learn a ton about a candidate simply by giving th...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I like to ask two types of questions: (1) behavioral-style questions, which prompt the candidate to use specific examples from their past experience, rather than hypothet...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I've sort of answered this in other questions asked, but to restate: Red Flags usually manifest in candidates who are Unable to speak to specific impact they (as opposed...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I have a few simple ones: Not being able to clearly denote what they (the candidate) did to achieve something of impact, as opposed to the team/partners/etc. they worked...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I'll speak to commonalities in IC PMs since I have less experience hiring other product leaders. It's really just 4 things in my view: A clear ability to break down comp...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I personally bias toward PMs (or aspiring PMs) with a creative mind, whether that's shown through actual background experience in a creative field, or a highly creative o...
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