Submitted an application through the MBA / Master's university recruiting program where I submitted my preference for a few different career paths and received an invitation to fill out an online assessment a week later. I took this part very seriously as it was unlike anything I've experienced in a job interview process. I've taken aptitude quizzes but nothing like this. Two weeks later I received a message that I was selected to interview for the Sr Product Manager, Technical position. I was not aware of which team or department I'd be interviewing for, which was made it difficult to prepare for. On the day of the interviews I had 4 separate interviews back-to-back with various unrelated product managers. The interviews are conducted via Amazon Chime which is their video conferencing platform. One interviewer never showed up and was notified by the recruiter assigned to me that they would have to reschedule. Each interview took an hour. I was sure to be prompt and had a stable, fast internet connection. Interview questions were really challenging, which is what I expected as I had reviewed every other Glassdoor interview review for this role. I made sure to read through every article and watch every video on the links that they provided (there are a LOT). I studied the Leadership Principles and prepared multiple examples that would exemplify each principle. Overall, I think I did really well in the assessment and decent in the interviews. But I knew that there are some aspects of my qualifications that are impressive so I can only assume that I lost out to someone with better qualifications.

Overall had a positive experience. I had an internal referral, which got my resume in front of the hiring team. The entire process took 6 weeks and was rather time intensive: - Recruiter screen / quick call - Online Assessment (quoted 90 min, took 3-4 hours) - 1 hour behavioral phone screen with a member of the extended team - Final round consisted of -- Panel with 5 behavioral interviews each 1 hour -- Writing assessment (1-2 pages) The debrief took place 3 business days after the final round and I got a verbal offer from the recruiter that day. My recruiters were very communicative and shared details about what LPs to focus on for each call, who I'd be speaking with, etc. All of the questions were behavioral and could be answered using STAR format -- even the ones aligned to PM functions (Product Roadmap, Stakeholder Management, Product Vision). There were no "hypothetical" PM style questions (eg "How would you assess which features to prioritize in your roadmap?") One thing I found helpful was to hear the question, determine which LP it maps to, then share the strongest story you have for that LP. Having an idea which stories I wanted to prioritize for each interviewer / LP helped me make sure I was sharing a diverse set of my strongest stories. Also would recommend checking out YouTube for what to expect. There are a lot of creators that will walk through what to expect and how to succeed at each stage. This + feedback from recruiters helped me prepare.