Pm Interview Prep

Purpose

Prepare for PM interviews across all question types — product sense, estimation, analytics, behavioral, strategy, and execution — with structured frameworks, practice questions, and feedback.

Application

Question 1: Interview Type

Agent asks: "What type of PM interview are you preparing for?"

1. Product sense — "How would you improve X?" / "Design a product for Y"
2. Estimation / Analytics — "How many X are sold per year?"
3. Behavioral — "Tell me about a time when..."
4. Strategy — "What should company X do about Y?"
5. Execution — "How would you ship X?"
6. Full mock — Practice all types

Question 2: Level

Agent asks: "What level are you targeting?"

1. APM / Entry-level
2. Mid-level PM
3. Senior PM
4. Director+

Practice Flow

For each question type, agent:

1. Asks a practice question
2. User responds
3. Agent provides structured feedback:
   • What was strong
   • What to improve
   • Model answer framework

Frameworks Quick Reference

**Product Sense:** User → Problem → Solutions → Prioritize → Metrics
**Estimation:** Clarify → Decompose → Calculate → Sanity Check
**Behavioral:** STAR (Situation → Task → Action → Result)
**Strategy:** Market → Competition → Capabilities → Recommendation
**Execution:** Goal → Requirements → Timeline → Risks → Metrics

References

Related Skills

• skills/leadership/pm-career-ladder/SKILL.md — Level expectations
• skills/strategy/positioning-statement/SKILL.md — Strategy framing
• skills/analytics/funnel-analysis/SKILL.md — Analytics questions

External Frameworks

• Lewis Lin, Decode and Conquer
• Gayle McDowell, Cracking the PM Interview

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Leadership & Career