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Datadog
Product Manager
Datadog·Posted 1 month ago · Dec 2024

“Overall, my interview experience was excellent. The recruiter promptly provided all the necessary details, clearly explained each stage of the interview loop, and outlined how the rating and hiring-decision processes work. The entire process was well-structured and transparent. I understood that I received three “Strong Hire” ratings and one “No Hire,” with the single negative rating determining the final outcome. This was difficult to understand because I felt that particular interview was one of my strongest. Also, there seemed to be a disconnect between the interviews and the rejection feedback. The interviews focused primarily on general skills, and I was not asked many detailed questions about the relevant domains. Nevertheless, the feedback cited a lack of domain expertise as a key concern. It would have been helpful if the interviews had explored domain knowledge more thoroughly, giving me a fair opportunity to demonstrate my experience in those areas. ”

3 rounds5 questions
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Indeed
Product Manager
Indeed·Posted 2 months ago · Dec 2024

“Recruiter was good at communicating throughout and the interviewers seemed really engaged in the process. Excitable about their space. There is a product design portion where, given a prompt and UX snippet, users are asked to design a solution to the prompt. You are given about 30 min and then are grilled on that. There’s a basic analysis portion ensuring you can read basic data and infer decisions. ”

4 rounds8 questions
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Product Manager
Validus Capital·Posted 2 months ago · Dec 2024

“The process was more rigorous than anything I’d done at other big tech companies, but the recruiter was accurate and helpful in guiding preparation, which I really appreciated. A few things caught me off guard: one round had unexpected case-style questions that weren’t mentioned beforehand. Overall, the structure was fair, and the interviewers were professional, though the pacing felt a bit rushed at times.”

3 rounds2 questions
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Microsoft
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft·Posted 3 months ago · Dec 2024

“Straight forward, easy behavior, one system design. Overall similar to how Amazon interviews. HM was bit tough, I couldn't read if she is interested or if she is forced to interview me. But Skip, and everyone else were super nice. ”

3 rounds3 questions
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Hubspot
Product Manager
Hubspot·Posted 5 months ago · Dec 2024

“Process was smooth. Recruiter was incredible and very communicative. They provided good verbal feedback and enough tips on each round to adequately prepare. People I interviewed with were all kind and seemed neutral vs certain companies where it feels like they want you to fail.”

4 rounds4 questions
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Mastercard
Product Manager
Mastercard·Posted 6 months ago · Dec 2024

“The process was a part of campus recruiting. The interviewers created a comfortable environment and the rounds were conversational. 30-40% of the interview time was dedicated towards behavioural fit questions.”

3 rounds
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Google
Product Manager
Google·Posted 1 month ago · Nov 2024

“Regular case questions, but took too long. Made final round and then team matching went on for months, until I finally pulled out.”

4 rounds5 questions
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Block
Product Manager
Block·Posted 2 months ago · Nov 2024

“Answered effectively, they were looking more for an international experience (Asia) and the job description didn't mention”

3 rounds3 questions
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Microsoft
Product Manager
Microsoft·Posted 1 month ago · Oct 2024

“It was good! It was straight forward. Interviewers were very nice and the final round was 3 interviews”

4 rounds4 questions
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Microsoft
Product Manager
Microsoft·Posted 3 months ago · Oct 2024

“It was very straightforward and wasn’t too bad, although it depends on the interviewer. For the intern roles, they aren’t expecting as much from the candidate and want to hear your thinking out loud. ”

3 rounds1 question
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