30Product Manager Interview Questions & Answers
1.Do you have experience in helping to develop a new product? If so, talk about what your role was in the development of this product.
2.Why do you want to work for our company?
3.How did you hear about this position?
4.What are your salary expectations?
6.How do you define market opportunity in a business plan?
7.What would you do if it looked like you were going to miss your deadline?
8.Tell me about the elements that comprise a competitive analysis.
9.How experienced are you in the end-of-life process for a product?
10.What methods do you use to determine what customers want and need?
11.Describe a time when you had trouble reaching a consensus and how you handled it.
12.How do you communicate your product vision?
13.How does this job fit into your overall career trajectory?
14.What processes and methods would you use to launch a new product?
15.How will you gain credibility from the engineering and development teams when you are first hired?
16.What KPIs do you typically use to track performance and success?
17.Tell me the differences between a project manager and a product manager.
18.Can you talk about a time when you had to deal with a conflict?
19.What is the hardest decision you've ever made as a product manager?
20.How would you describe our product to someone who wants something similar but cheaper?
21.Let's say we're rolling out the successor to our most popular product. How do you position the legacy product so it continues to sell?
22.What is the top technical skill that you possess?
23.Our company makes products for both the general public and the B2B market. How would you market one product to both customer types?
24.Please describe our product to someone who has never seen it before.
25.When presented with alternative product proposals, how do you decide which one to proceed with?
26.Do you have any questions for me?
27.Tell me about yourself.
28.What are your weaknesses?
29.Would you be willing to work over 40 hours a week?
30.Have you ever been terminated from a job?