In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Martie K. Burris (Salesforce) to discuss product management interview strategies. To land the best PM role in the best company, you have to master the art of acing any and all product management interviews. Listen in to the techniques experienced PMs use, their strategies that have worked, and their proven and tested frameworks.

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What to Listen For:

00:00 Intro
02:10 The Inclusive Product Management Accelerator program
06:10 PM interviews have evolved over time
09:11 What is the purpose of a PM interview?
13:36 Lead PM interviews focus more on the strategy
14:48 The type of questions to prepare for
17:25 Find resources and practice with other people
20:14 The Do’s and Don’ts of PM interview
24:20 Summarize your answer at the end
26:03 Your framework should be your natural thought process
31:01 How to handle rejection
33:47 Is MBA a necessary requirement?
39:55 Strategies to get into the right interview
45:43 Interview people with empathy and listen more
48:45 Be mindful that people are trying to understand your thought process

28: How to Ace Product Management Interviews