What will you learn this this course?

- What are companies trying to evaluate in interviews?

- What makes a great interview?

- How do you improve & demonstrate product thinking skills?

- How do you improve & demonstrate analytical thinking skills?

- How do you demonstrate leadership skills?

- How do you demonstrate XFN relationship skills?

- How do you improve & demonstrate verbal communication & collaboration skills in interviews?

- How do you plan and execute a job search?

- How do maintain a positive mindset during a tough job search process?

Why should you learn from me?

- Between Feb & Dec 2024 ~800 people attended 28 day & 56 day PM Interview Prep Programs I ran.

- People felt that the course radically transformed their clarity of thought, their performance in interviews and their resilience.

- 160 students have taken the PM Interview Bootcamp on Maven

- I have interviewed more than 200 candidates, and been an interviewer trainer.

Course Format:

Phase 1: Product Thinking Core Material (2 weeks)

This will include Frameworks & skills for doing rigorous product thinking and deep dives in 10+ product themes that encapsulate 50 markets.

Frameworks & Skill Development for doing rigorous product thinking

- Context & Motivation

- Target Audience

- User Problems

- Creative Solutions

Deep dives into 10 product themes that encapsulate 50 markets.

- Theme 1: Entertain, Educate and connect people! Aka Media

- Theme 2: The middlemen making connections! Aka Marketplaces

- Theme 3: Makes it easy to spend money! Aka Ecommerce

- Theme 4: Always On Connection to People! Aka Messaging

- Theme 5: Do More With Less! Aka Productivity

- Theme 6: Amplifying And/Or Replacing Humans on Some Tasks! Aka Gen AI

- Theme 7: Enhancing world and How we interact with it! Aka AR/VR

- Theme 8: Portal to the Internet! Aka H/W, OS, Browsers, Search

- Theme 9: Pays the bills for the free stuff! Aka Advertising

- Theme 10: Makes it easy(ier) to make money Aka Business Products

Phase 2: Analytical Thinking, Leadership, Verbal Skills Core Material (1 Week)

- Analytical Thinking

- Leadership

- Working with XFN

- Verbal Skills

- Mindset

- Job search planning

Phase 3: Deliberate Practice Sessions (5 Weeks)

30+ Deliberate Practice & Feedback Sessions:

- 14 Product Thinking Practice & Feedback Sessions

- 9 Analytical Thinking Practice & Feedback Sessions

- 7 Leadership & XFN Relationships Practice Sessions

- 10 Verbal Skills Practice Sessions (counted in above sessions)