Product Manager Interview Questions
Go Back1. Why do you want to work for our company?
2. Have you ever been terminated from a job?
3. Would you be willing to work over 40 hours a week?
4. What are your weaknesses?
5. Tell me about yourself.
6. Do you have any questions for me?
7. Can you talk about a time when you had to deal with a conflict?
8. How does this job fit into your overall career trajectory?
9. How did you hear about this position?
10. What are your salary expectations?
11. When can you start?
12. How would you describe our product to someone who wants something similar but cheaper?
13. 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.
14. How do you define market opportunity in a business plan?
15. When presented with alternative product proposals, how do you decide which one to proceed with?
16. Please describe our product to someone who has never seen it before.
17. Our company makes products for both the general public and the B2B market. How would you market one product to both customer types?
18. What is the top technical skill that you possess?
19. 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?
20. How experienced are you in the end-of-life process for a product?
21. What is the hardest decision you've ever made as a product manager?
22. What would you do if it looked like you were going to miss your deadline?
23. Tell me the differences between a project manager and a product manager.
24. What KPIs do you typically use to track performance and success?
25. How will you gain credibility from the engineering and development teams when you are first hired?
26. What processes and methods would you use to launch a new product?
27. Tell me about the elements that comprise a competitive analysis.
28. How do you communicate your product vision?
29. Describe a time when you had trouble reaching a consensus and how you handled it.
30. What methods do you use to determine what customers want and need?