Acing the Product Management Interview (Coursera)

Acing the Product Management Interview (Coursera)

Sponsored by AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS). Apply your PM knowledge by answering real PM interview questions asked by Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon!

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Featuring NANCY WANG, Head of Data Protection Services, Amazon Web Services; Founder and CEO, Advancing Women in Product; BOB O'BRIEN, Senior Product Manager, Amazon Web Services; JENNY TAI, Director of Product, Jam City; NANCY GESSLER, Product Management, Learning Products, Amazon Web Services; TATYANA MAMUT, Chief Product Officer, Nextdoor; and SANDY CARTER, Vice President for Worldwide Public Sector Programs, Amazon Web Services.
What You Will Learn

  • Earn Trust. Learn where most job opportunities are found, how to network effectively, and how to continue networking throughout your career.
  • Hire and Develop the Best. Leaders raise the bar with every hire. Learn how to meet that bar by practicing real PM interview questions.
  • Interviewer Sense. Nancy, having interviewed many PM candidates, explains her thoughts and strategies during mock Google and Amazon interviews.
  • It’s Always Day One. Learn about your next opportunities for learning, how AWIP can help advance your career, and how to build your brand.

Course 4 of 4 in the Real-World Product Management Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Earn Trust
Leaders listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. They benchmark themselves and their teams against the best. They understand that networking, like another project, might take years to bear fruit.

WEEK 2
Hire and Develop the Best
Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. AWIP builds the foundation for you to demonstrate how you'll raise the bar during each type of PM question, so you're more confident preparing for your own interviews.

WEEK 3
Hire and Develop the Best (Continued)
Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. AWIP builds the foundation for you to demonstrate how you'll raise the bar during a full-length PM interview, so you're more confident preparing for your own interviews.

WEEK 4
It's Always Day One
There's so much stuff that has yet to be invented. There's so much new that's going to happen. To us, and to you. What journey will you embark on next?

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