Published inBootcamp·May 15Member-onlyMy interview experience with Datadog for a product manager role [2023 edition]One of my best interview experiences but hiring halted :( I got referred for a senior product manager role at Datadog. To learn about how I get referrals, please watch out for a future post. After a couple of days, I got an email from a recruiter asking for my…Interview5 min readInterview5 min read
Published inBootcamp·Updated Dec 11, 2022Member-onlyInterview with a “unicorn startup” CircleCI for a product manager role[3.0/5.0] How I went from cold applying to the final rounds (2.5 months) CircleCI is one of the world’s most popular and most used continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform. With a valuation well above $1B and the trend of software boom, the company seemed to have a lot…Interview4 min readInterview4 min read
Nov 13, 2022Member-onlyEvery course I took at Georgia Tech’s online masters in science in computer science (OMSCS) and what I learnedduring 3 years as a part-time student and full-time product manager Context I started OMSCS in Fall 2019. 30 credits are required for graduation but I was able to transfer 6 credits from my other graduate program. …Computer Science3 min readComputer Science3 min read
Published inBootcamp·Nov 12, 2022Member-onlyInterview with Indeed for a senior product manager L4 ($329k/yr)What a pleasant interview experience overall [4.0/5.0] How it started Someone told me once that it is a good idea to explore other companies every once in a while to stay on top of interview skills and awareness of the current market value of my role. …Product Manager Interview5 min readProduct Manager Interview5 min read
Published inBootcamp·Oct 1, 2022Member-onlyHow I got promoted to senior product manager in 1 year5 tactical things I did to make sure I was on track for a promotion Background I joined my current company about a year ago as a software product manager. I was tasked to build out a 0–1 greenfield B2B enterprise product. …Promotion4 min readPromotion4 min read
Sep 5, 2022The ultimate product manager internship list 2023Regularly updated list There are popular associate product manager programs from Meta, Uber, Twitter, and Google. However, there used to be few opportunities for product manager internships. But that has been changing based on my observations. I started to compile a list of PM internships here.Product1 min readProduct1 min read
Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyTop 10 ways to optimize your LinkedIn to get recruiter DMsPractical and easy suggestions to get results There are about 830 million members on LinkedIn. It is getting really popular amongst recruiters for talent search. How do we increase exposure and optimize our LinkedIn for maximum search matches? Here are my top 10 suggestions. Profile picture: This is the most…LinkedIn2 min readLinkedIn2 min read
Published inBootcamp·Aug 16, 2022Member-onlyStarbucks interview experience for a product manager technical role ($125k/yr)Rating [3.0/5.0] How I landed an interview and my result after 9 long interviews… This was my schedule for my final round of virtual onsite interviews with Starbucks for a technical product manager role. I have to say, it was pretty intense. …Product4 min readProduct4 min read
Jul 19, 2022Member-onlyHow to hack a way to find recruiters looking for product managersThere are many recruiters on LinkedIn but how do you find the one for product management and connect with them?LinkedIn2 min readLinkedIn2 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jun 13, 2022Member-onlyHow I got an interview with Amazon Alexa for an L7 principal product manager role ($330k/yr)Rating [3.5/5.0] The most involved interview I had so far… How it started The way I got an interview with Amazon was pretty cool. I was reading through the Amazon Science homepage — this is where Amazon posts about their new patents, technology, or features. They had an article on conversational AI which…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
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