Earlier today, a product management candidate was feeling discouraged with her interview prep. She wanted to hear some inspiration and encouragement.
I took me a while to dig out this testimonial, but I think it reflects many of the same feelings all of us have encountered at some point in the job search.
And of course, I wouldn’t share it if there wasn’t a happy ending. 😁
Enjoy and conquer those interviews,
Lewis C. Lin
Hi Lewis,
Wanted to reach out and say thanks for all your help in providing these awesome resources preparing for the PM interview.
I interviewed with Google two years ago and with Facebook 6 months ago. I didn't pass those interviews, and up until very recently was complaining that 'nobody can prep for this stuff', 'it's all luck', etc.
Well. It isn't. I've learned that you CAN prep and practice. Having these frameworks was super helpful in crystallizing my experience into actionable answers. I worked my way through Decode and Conquer + The Product Manager Interview, and spent quite some time doing mock interviews on the Slack channel. It wasn't easy - I'm currently on maternity leave - so it's do all that, and throw a baby into the mix :)
I have now received top of the line offers from Google, Facebook and [another top-tier tech company]. I was able to leverage these offers to get a much more attractive offer than the initial numbers, and I've just signed my offer letter.
Right now I'm 'giving back' to to the community by doing resume critiques on the Slack channel :) It's fun, and I like helping other candidates.
But I thought I'd reach out as well and tell you how helpful your books have been.