PRODUCT SENSE QUESTIONS
Develop your product intuition with design challenges that test your ability to understand users, identify problems, and create innovative solutions. These questions assess your creative problem-solving skills.
Understand the Interview Objective
Goal: Test how you think like a Product Manager.
Focus Areas:
- User empathy (can you step into the user’s shoes?).
- Structured problem-solving.
- Balancing user needs with business goals.
- Creativity without being unrealistic.
- Prioritization and tradeoffs.
Master the Three Question Types
DESIGN QUESTIONS
Build a product/feature for a specific audience.
Example: “Design a calendar app for students preparing for exams.”
IMPROVE QUESTIONS
Critique and improve an existing product/feature.
Example: “What would you change about Instagram to increase engagement?”
FAVOURITE PRODUCT QUESTIONS
Talk about a product you love/hate and why/how.
Example: “What’s your favorite business tool and how would you improve it?”
Tips & Tricks to Stand Out
✅ Have an opinion → Don’t stay neutral, act like the PM owner.
✅ Wow factor → Add one creative, high-impact idea.
✅ Balance user & business goals → Don’t design just for users, keep company’s strategy in mind.
✅ Don’t overbuild → Stay realistic.
✅ Call out tradeoffs → Shows maturity and awareness.
✅ Skip excuses → Don’t hide behind “I’d need more data.” Instead, say what you would do with data.
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