Learn the frameworks and techniques that will get you hired as a Google PM. Covers:

: strategies for handling any product design question — and why you don't want to be using CIRCLES

: fool-proof frameworks to nail the three types of analytics questions at Google: goal setting, troubleshooting and estimation

: what to expect in the technical interview + a refresher of common technical topics

: learn how to present your stories and ace the most routinely underestimated interview

 by David Chouinard, a former PM and peer reviewed by a panel of current and former Google PMs.

For Facebook and other high-growth companies, see 

The ultimate guide to the Facebook product manager interview

Intro

The PM interview process

The 4 types of interviews at Google

The important ways Google interviews are different than other FANGs

What to do if you're rejected (with a secret hack)

What questions to ask the interviewer

How to use a whiteboard in a video call

Extras

Managing your emotional state

Product design

The types of product design questions you'll get at Google

What Google cares about in this interview

What A+ answers look like

The framework

The product design framework

Step 1: Users

Step 2: User needs

Step 3: Solutions

Step 4: Prioritization

What happens after the framework

Sample answers

Sample answer 1: Design an app for an amusement park

Sample answer 2: How would you improve the airport layover experience?

Tips & strategies

The #1 way to improve your solutions

How to make scope cuts

What to do when you're stuck

Improving communication

The one tip that will instantly improve your communication

What to do when asked a follow up question

What to do if you realize you're wrong halfway through

Analytical

The 3 types of analytical questions

Goal setting

About goal setting questions

The goal setting framework

How to pick the right metric

The one cheat code nobody tells you about

Sample answer: Instagram stories

Troubleshooting

About troubleshooting questions

The troubleshooting framework

Sample answer: Uber rides are down 20%

Estimation

What the interview really tests

The 3 types of estimation questions

What to memorize — and what not to memorize

Fact sheet: helpful figures

The estimation framework

Step 1: Clarifying questions

Step 2: The formula (two methods)

Step 2: The formula, Segmentation method

Step 2: The formula, Estimation tree method

Step 3: Calculating

Step 4: Sanity check

Picking between multiple approaches

Sample answer 1: How many people are staying in hotels on an average night?

Sample answer 2: What will the market be for driverless cars in 2030?

Sample answer 3: How much storage does Gmail consume?

Technical

How technical interviews work

The technical interview is not just about technical concepts

The system design framework

Concepts

What's a server?

Horizontal scaling and load balancing

Caching

Databases

Sharding

Message queues

Sample answer: Design Instagram

Sample answer: Design a rideshare system

Sample answer: What happens when you type google.com in your browser?

Behavioral

The #1 mistake people make in behavioral interviews

Google behavioral interviews - section overview

Hiring culture at Google

Google Hiring Committee + Interview Feedback

What is "Googleyness" and why you should care

5 mistakes to avoid in a Google behavioral interview

6 stories to have in your back pocket

Tell me about yourself (but make it Googley)

How to answer "Why Google?"

Tell me about a project you worked on

Learn the insider tricks & frameworks Google wants to see — directly from a real PM and one of the most sought after interview coaches.

The ultimate guide to the Google product manager interview

Learn the frameworks and techniques that will get you hired as a Facebook PM. Covers:

: strategies for handling any product sense question — and why you don't want to be using CIRCLES for Facebook interviews

: fool-proof frameworks to nail the three types of execution questions: goal setting, troubleshooting and tradeoffs

 by David Chouinard, a former Facebook PM — and peer reviewed by a panel of current and former Facebook PMs.

: Lyft, Doordash, Pinterest, Coinbase, Thumbtack, Monday and most other high-growth startups.

The recruiting process

Facebook interview process

Recruiter, sourcer, RC: what's the difference?

The interview

What happens in the interview room

Questions to ask the interviewer

Behind the scenes

What happens behind the scenes

Why you might be asked to reinterview

Product sense

Getting started

What interviewers are looking for

The product sense interview step-by-step

Setup & clarifying questions

Goal

Users

User needs

Solutions

Prioritization

The 3 most common mistakes

Structure & communication

Why CIRCLES is terrible

Ditch the painpoints

Bonus: ask David a question

Execution

The three types of execution questions

The one thing you NEED to get right

You're the PM for Groups, what goal would you set for the team?

You're the PM for Reactions, what goal would you set for the team?

Bulletproof metrics

Comments are down 10%

Tradeoffs

People You May Know (PYMK) vs. Ads

Photo resolution in news feed

How many ads should we show in videos?

The most common mistakes in tradeoff questions

The most common tradeoff types

Leadership & drive

Fundamentals

Overview

Stories

People over process

Tell me about yourself

Greatest Weakness

Handling Conflict

Sample answer: how you work with XFN partners

Project questions

Tell me about a project you're proud of

Facebook values

Be bold

Focus on impact

Move Fast

Be open

Build social value

Practice on your own

Let's practice

Learn the insider tricks & frameworks Facebook wants to see — directly from a Facebook PM and one of the most sought after interview coaches.

As you'd expect from a trillion-dollar company, Amazon has a rigorous and unique recruiting process. We worked with former Amazon bar raisers and recruiters to put together the curriculum : 

Navigate the process with ease with practical suggestions from Amazon recruiters

 : Learn what each principle means and adopt the repeatable framework that top candidates use — and ditch

This course covers the Amazon behavioral interview across all roles and includes access to our community where you can can view interview question answers separately.

The Amazon Recruiting process

Getting Started

Amazon's 5 step hiring process

Get discovered by an Amazon recruiter

Messaging Amazon Recruiters

Interview logistics

Amazon Phone Interview Logistics

Using Amazon Chime

Books to immerse you in the Amazon culture

Bonus Lesson: Amazon's business model + stats

Phone screen and video interviews

What Happens in the Interview

Recruiter Phone Screen

Bar Raiser

Interview frameworks (why STAR is not the best)

Common questions

Salary expectation questions

How to approach questions you don't know how to answer

Tell me about a challenge that you faced in your previous role

Tell me about a time you received negative feedback from your manager

Why Amazon?

Leadership Principles

Why Leadership Principles Matter

Leadership Principle Breakdown

Customer Obsession

Customer Obsession Story Example

Ownership

Ownership Story Example

Invent and Simplify

Invent and Simplify Story Example

Learn and Be Curious

Learn and be Curious Story Example

Hire and Develop the Best

Hire and Develop the Best Story Example

Insist on the Highest Standards

Insist on the Highest Standards Story Example

Think Big

Think Big Story Example

Bias for Action

Bias for Action Story Example

Frugality

Amazon interview course: from A to Z

The most common interview questions asked at Facebook, Google and more

Roles

Companies

Roles

Companies

Learn

The ultimate guide to the Google product manager interview

The ultimate guide to the Facebook product manager interview

Amazon interview course: from A to Z

Interview questions

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