 Many people fail to put a management interview and it's not because they don't know how to answer to put a design Put a case for a matrix interview question The surprising truth is that they don't know how to talk about the past experience and passing the behavioral interview questions And those part management life cycle knowledge questions And it turned out to become a waste opportunities because they spend lots of times figure out how to learn the job interview But they are not prepared to sell themselves and tell the story in a much more confident and shorter concise way In this video, I'm gonna talk about the top 10 hardest but most common part management into behavioral questions And give you the simple answers and frameworks so that you know how to nail those interview questions anytime you present amazing opportunities Specifically, I will discuss the situational interview questions, part management knowledge and skills questions, and what, how and why questions Make sure to stay until the end of this video where I share with you the shortest and most concise frameworks that can now 90% of those interview answers Hey guys, this is Dr. Nancy Lee, a director product featuring Forbes I have thousands of people land a dream PM job offer in fan companies and unicorn startup and continue to get promoted as a product leader In this channel, we talk about tech trends and free product management training Like and subscribe and watch my new video every Tuesday The 4 in 10 question I'm gonna share with you has been used in all different kind of industries and different sizes of companies Including big tech, unicorn startup, crypto, AI, fintech, e-commerce, social media Make sure to take lots of notes and start to sell your own story The first type of behavioral question is situational based question For example, question number one Tell me a time when you reposition a product Question number two, tell me a time you had a conflict with engineers Question number three, tell me a time that you tell your customers that they were wrong Question number four, tell me a time that you have to tell your boss that he or she is wrong Even this also situational question sounds very simple, it just tells a story But what they're looking for is the unique challenges product manager has been facing For example, the question number three is Amazon's 14 principal interview questions regarding customer empathy You have to tell your customers they were wrong and understand what they're looking for The question number four is also meta leadership principal questions Because you need to challenge your boss, sometimes when he's wrong, you know how to stand up and pick the right battle They also love to ask many follow up deep dive questions to make sure that you are truly the person who have done the work And also saw those challenges There's three steps to answer those challenging behavioral interview questions Step number one is understanding intention behind those questions For example, the question number one, reposition a product What they want to hear is was the before of the product was after How would you reposition it? Was a new product positioning and was the old product positioning You could reposition product by changing the customer segmentation You could also reposition a product by changing the go-to-market strategy As long as it has been very obvious that you reposition a product from someone that doesn't work Into a new brand new product leading to greater success Step number two is to pick the right story and impress them using the Grail framework I personally invented this Holy Grail framework Here is how to use it Grail stands for G, get to the point R stands for reason and Y A stands for actions I stands for impact L stands for learning Use question number two as an example Tell me a time when there was a conflict with the engineer You only get started by get to the point that G part of the framework Who did you have a conflict with immediately within the one sentence Our part of the framework is let people know why this conflict you had with the engineer Is so important that the audience need to pay close attention to And A is the three actions you took to solve this challenge And I is the important impact you had by solving the challenge with the engineering team L stands for the learning you took away from solving this complicated situation I filmed a separate video about the step by step guide with a simple answer to this Grail framework So that you know what's the best methodology to apply the framework while the interviewer You can check out this video right here I'm also going to put it in the description of this video regarding Tell me a time when you failed using the Grail framework The third step of answering the behavior interview question Is to hit the keywords and skills they want to hear For example in your answers you can mention customer segmentation They also love to hear some gold market strategy If you're looking for those senior or director type jobs They also love to hear you understand the customer needs and pain point and desire To put customers first The second type of management interview question is Partner management skills assessment questions For example question number five Tell me a time when you turn a product from concept to execution Question number six How do you prioritize product features? Question number seven What's your favorite product? The answer to this kind of product management skills assessment question Is very different based on what kind of skills they want to test out For example turning a product from concept to execution You need to answer the three phases of launching a product Ideation, NEP, and product launch I have step by step training teaching you how to use the three phases Product launch framework to answer this question from launching a product from concept to execution You can check out this video right here I'm also going to link it in the description of this video How you prioritize product features Needs to talk about your prioritization framework and criteria For example impact urgency engineering effort And the alignment with the mission of the companies And how it's impacting the rest of the portfolio or product altogether What's your favorite product? Sounds a very fun question Sounds very easy to answer You can pick any product Your favorite You can pick any product to talk about But in reality this is a specific framework And methodology to answer this question What's your favorite product? The way to talk about it is talk about the type of product You truly like And then bring that into customer segmentation And tell them what type of customer segmentation yourself belong to And tell them the three pain points This perfect product is solving And then tell them why other product in the industry Cannot solve any of those pain points except your favorite product I filmed a separate video to walk through the framework of answering What's your favorite product? With the sample answers You can check out this video right here I'm also going to link it in the description of this video The secret of answering those kind of Partner management skills interview questions Is actually mastering the partner management knowledge and skills Before you go into any partner management interview And also reflect in your past experience How much have we done in the past Is using partner management methodology And there's no right or wrong answer to build your past product But there's only one specific answer that hiring managers from here Because they have their own internal process to build your product The secret to answer this kind of Partner management skills assessment interview questions Is actually to master the partner management Entry and life cycle skills And then once you understand the skills It's way easier for you to describe Your past experience And what kind of partner management methodology You should launch your own product Everything will become much smoother and easier When you talk about the right methodology Of building your product If you never had the systematic Partner management training in the past I highly recommend all of you guys To download the Ultimate Guides Partner Management Rows And the Responsibilities Which I give you all the detailed descriptions Of entering partner management life cycle skills And what do they do As a partner manager So you can start learning right away I'm going to link it in the description of this video The third type of partner management interview question Is what and how and why questions For example Question number 8 How do you manage stress? Question number 9 Why do you want to become a partner manager? Question number 10 What are strengths and weaknesses? The secret to answer these kind of interview questions Is to use a 3x2 framework Which is the bonus I discussed with you guys Using this framework You're able to answer majority of those What and how and why questions Only with 6 sentences Make it short and concise And very sharp and impressive So what is 3x2 framework? It's very simple It means each question should answer with 3 body points And each body point has 2 sentences And these 2 sentences should begin with A summary sentence And followed by a supporting point Why your summary is the right answer to the question For example Why do you want to become a partner manager? You can talk about the 3 reasons why It could be your loss of problems Using technology features It's a perfect combination between technology and engineering And it is a leadership role Within those 3 body points You can have a longer sentence described Why do you think Partner management is a leadership role And why you are specifically interested In those kind of leadership roles As a partner manager Within the 3x2 framework It can easily have your answer very organized And make it short and concise I have a simple answer to Why you want to become a partner manager In this video training right here Feel free to use the exact same script I use in my answer It's going to impress the hiring manager I'm also going to link the video In the description of this video As you're preparing for the partner management interview It's quite critical You know the interim partner management life cycle So you can get ready for those skillset assessment And make sure to download this alternate guide To partner management roles and responsibilities In the description of this video I also have the full playlist right here To describe the partner management interview questions And sample answers With all possible different interview questions You're going to face in upcoming interviews So therefore make sure to go to this playlist And continue to study today This is Dr. Nian Zidy from PMExcelerator.io Make sure to like and subscribe and comment I'm going to see you in my next video Right here