I blanked for a second because I'd only ever prepped for 'favorite product' questions.
Choose a well-known product that you genuinely find frustrating, but avoid trashing the company or team. Instead, focus on specific user experience issues and frame your critique as an opportunity for improvement, showing how you would approach solving them as a PM.
Pro tip: Show empathy for the constraints the product team might have faced (e.g., technical debt, business goals) while still critiquing the user experience. This demonstrates maturity and strategic thinking.
Pick a product that is widely known and has clear, non-controversial flaws. Avoid products that are politically sensitive or could reflect poorly on you.
Briefly explain what the product is and what it aims to achieve, showing you understand its context and target users.
Focus on 1-2 concrete user experience issues, such as poor onboarding, confusing navigation, or lack of key features. Explain why these are problematic for users.
Speculate on why these issues exist, considering factors like business model, technical constraints, or prioritization. This shows strategic thinking.
Suggest how you would address the issues as a PM, outlining potential solutions and their impact. This demonstrates product sense and creativity.
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