Three rounds of conversations with product/associated teams. During the interview I had the opportunity to present a PRD and explain my general workflow to the senior product members. I also had a multi-hour final round where I was able to talk with a variety of key team members who I'll be working with closely.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Imply
Interview
The Imply recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn and we had a 20 minute initial screen. I then had an hour call with the hiring manager, an hour long presentation and Q&A, and four 1-hour long chats with PM and design leaders at the company. The last call was a quick check in with the recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Describe your background and experiences
- Strategy questions
- Culture fit
- Technical skills
- Prioritization techniques
- PM hard skills
- Cross-collaboration best practices
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Imply (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interview process was very well structured.
Following an initial phone screen with the recruiting team, I had a call with the hiring manager. The hiring manager round was a deep dive into my experiences with follow-up questions etc. Then, I moved on to a case study presentation round to a panel. I had 40 minutes to present followed by 20 minutes of Q&A. The onsite comprised of meeting individual team members, with heavy focus on behavioral and decision making processes. I heard back within a couple of days with an offer and I ended up accepting.
Overall, the interviewers were keen on leaving time at the end for questions and were forthright about the company's culture, what's top of mind for their focus areas and where they're looking to improve.
The recruiting team was very prompt in setting interviews up and providing feedback etc. Overall a great interview experience!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Below questions are for illustration purposes only-
1. Tell me about a time you did X or faced a Y situation
2. What are your thoughts on handling challenges X & Y that come along with the role?
3. How did you go about building something end-to-end (with deep dive on various aspects of the process, with focus on decision making thought process)
Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Imply with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Imply overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Imply as a Product Manager according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Presentation: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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