PM Interview Tips How Introverted PMs Can Handle Being Put on the Spot in Meetings The worst part about being an introverted PM isn’t missing a deadline or falling short on a business goal. It’s smaller than that, and honestly a lot more embarrassing. It’s the moment your mind goes blank in front of the…
PM Interview Tips Switching to Product Management? Here’s the Reality Check Nobody Gives You You’ve spent years as a tester or a designer. You’re good at it. But lately your career feels stuck, and product management looks like the obvious next move — more influence, more visibility, more control over what actually gets built. I…
There’s a question worth sitting with before your next PM interview: if AI agents can now scan a GitHub repo, write bug fixes, and close the feedback loop on their own, does product sense still matter? The short answer is yes — and understanding why tells you a lot about what it actually means to…
Most candidates preparing for a PM interview spend hours drilling frameworks — CIRCLES, RICE scoring, root cause analysis. And while frameworks have their place, there’s a critical step most people skip entirely: decoding the company itself. If you walk into your interview without understanding what kind of PM the company actually needs right now, even…
The Misconception That Trips Up Junior PMs There’s a pattern I see repeatedly among entry-level and developing product managers — and it shows up clearly in interviews. When asked about product strategy, they talk about roadmaps. They talk about features. They talk about shipping. And while none of that is wrong exactly, it’s incomplete in…
The Prioritization Answer That Raised a Red Flag In a recent mock interview session, a candidate walked me through their approach to prioritization. Their process: look at the timeline first, then figure out which features fit within it, and call that the MVP. On the surface, it sounds reasonable. Timelines are real. Constraints exist. But…
