How to Win the Product Manager Presentation Interview

In the final round of your Product Manager interview, you will be expected to prepare a short presentation walking the interviewer through a product strategy you developed and are proud of. Before diving into your preparation, give yourself a pat on the back for making it this far in the interview process! Carry this boost […]

How to Win the Etsy Product Manager Interview

In Product Gym, we have encountered many people that have been either students or have been teachers at our courses that have dealt with noteworthy companies like Etsy.  The Brooklyn-based creative E-commerce company has been heavily pursued as a great place to work at by Product Managers and non-Product Managers alike.  However, when it comes […]

3 Essential Topics to Cover in the Product Management Interview

In an interview with an internal recruiter, it’s important to be sharp and smart in your answers to their questions.  There will be some topics that will be critical for you and/or the interviewer to determine if you are right for the job and worthy of being hired.  Those topics are critical for interviewers and companies to paint a description based on their perspective of you as the applicant. These questions and topics will often be very […]

How to Prepare for a Product Management Interview

This blog series is for product managers who are in the recruiting and hiring cycle, working with recruitment agencies, working with product management recruiters and anyone looking to hone the interview skills needed for product management. Wondering to how to prepare for a product management interview? Read on. How to Prepare for a Product Management Interview: Round One The first round call with the internal product management recruiter will operate […]

What Challenges to Expect in a Transition from Finance to Product Management

If you have a background in finance, you’re set up for a successful transition into product management in more ways than one. There are plenty of skills that lend themselves to going from finance to product management (like tracking metrics). But, like any career transition, coming from a financial background also presents its own set […]

A Day in the Life of a Product Manager with Etsy PM

Product Managers possess very diverse workdays from each other.  They also have diverse workdays in that there are so much different tasks to be completed during a day’s work.  Product Managers also possess very diverse backgrounds, as their careers rarely encompass just one company and their interests vary outside of Product Management.  Today we talked with Varsha Venugopal, a Product Manager at Etsy to discuss what […]