Decode and Conquer: Answers to Product Management Interviews - Softcover

Lin, Lewis C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615930417 ISBN 13: 9780615930411

Publisher: Impact Interview, 2013

Synopsis

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Featuring the world-famous CIRCLES Method™. Endorsed by Google recruiters. Praised by Business Insider.

Seeking a product management position?

Get Decode and Conquer, the world's first book on preparing you for the product management (PM) interview. Author and professional interview coach, Lewis C. Lin provides you with an industry insider's perspective on how to conquer the most difficult PM interview questions. Decode and Conquer reveals:

• Frameworks for tackling product design and metrics questions, including the famous CIRCLES Method™, AARM Method™, and DIGS Method™
• Biggest mistakes PM candidates make at the interview and how to avoid them
• Insider tips on just what interviewers are looking for and how to answer so they can't say NO to hiring you
• Sample answers for the most important PM interview questions

Questions and answers covered in the book include:

• Design a new iPad app for Google Spreadsheet.
• Brainstorm as many algorithms as possible for recommending Twitter followers.
• You're the CEO of the Yellow Cab taxi service. How do you respond to Uber?
• You're part of the Google Search web spam team. How would you detect duplicate websites?
• The billboard industry is under monetized. How can Google create a new product or offering to address this?

Land that Dream Product Manager Job. 

Recommended by Executives from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle & VMWare

About this title

About the Author

LEWIS C. LIN is CEO of Impact Interview, an interview coaching firm. Lewis was named by CNN as one of the "top 10 job tweeters you should be following." He has also been featured on FOX, ABC News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Atlantic, The Telegraph, and Business Insider.

Before Impact Interview, Lewis was Microsoft's Director of Product Management. Prior to Microsoft, he worked at Google, leading new AdWords product launches.

Lewis holds a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He also serves on the advisory board for University of Washington's software product management program.

Edition details

• Publisher: Impact Interview
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0615930417
• ISBN 13: 9780615930411
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 206