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AMA: Shopify Senior Product Lead, Lizzy Masotta on PM Interviews

July 27 @ 9:00AM PST
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Shopify Senior Product Lead, Lizzy Masotta on PM Interviews
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As a hiring manager, what do the best product management candidates have in common?
Lizzy Masotta
Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
1. They teach you something in the interview I once interviewed a woman who had extensive experience working for a telecommunications company. I have zero experience in telco – aside from being a customer of Verizon Wireless. I walked out of that interview having learned so much about telco com......Read More
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What is the most important thing you've learned about interviewing?
Lizzy Masotta
Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
1. Tell the interviewee what they want to hear up front Who are you? What type of interview is this? How long will this last? Will I be able to ask questions? What's the next step after this? 2. Don’t ask leading questions. For example: “How do you work with engineering” gives away ......Read More
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What are some of the most common red flags you've come across either on a candidate's resume or initial interview that you'd advise future product managers to avoid?
Lizzy Masotta
Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
Interview Red Flags 1. During a Product Case Interview – If your interviewer is having to guide you through each section or prompt you with several follow up questions, that’s not a good thing. 2. If a candidate clearly has never used the product (hint: always sign up for the produ......Read More
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What are the most common mistakes you see candidates make during an interview for a product management position?
Lizzy Masotta
Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
There are 2 main types of interviews for Product Management roles: 1. Product case interviews 2. Behavioral interviews (by cross functional partners like UX or Engineering, or by the hiring manager) With either interview type, the surest path to failure is when a candidate shows up and wa......Read More
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What are the key questions you like to ask and why? How would the proper answers to your questions look like?
Lizzy Masotta
Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
What are your greatest hits? You really can’t avoid the “tell me about yourself” question in any interview you do and every candidate should be prepared for this question. I like to put a twist on this question and ask “What are the greatest hits of your resume?” Translation: Instead of giving......Read More
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For PM interviews, what are helpful resources you'd recommend and types of questions to prepare for from both hiring managers and cross-functional partners?
Lizzy Masotta
Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
There’s a ton of literature published on PM interviewing - frameworks, types of questions, types of interviews, etc. Your time is best spent introspecting, not obsessing over all the interviewing content. Memorizing frameworks won’t help you ace an interview. The more you know yourself, your s......Read More
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