Final Interview Panel
During a recent #jobsearch I was tasked with creating a deck centered around this prompt:
The prompt was intentionally vague, and I was already on my way to Paris with my partner for a vacation when I received the instructions. Nevertheless, I wanted this job and was excited to show what could can do.
The attached document took me a few days to complete and study enough to be able to present to a panel.
LinkedU — Final Interview Case Study
The attached document took me a few days to complete and study enough to be able to present to a panel.
I was crying when my partner came home from a walk — he looked at me understandably confused. It can be tough to gauge feelings in the room during a final interview, and the final dance of negotiating and finalizing job offers is often a game of nerve. I felt as though I didn’t have 100% of the answers needed for an investor-level executive summary, so I assumed that I had failed my interview.
We went to our favorite restaurant (“Oh Puree”) for dinner as I told Austin that I should just cut my losses and start the application process over elsewhere.
Not five minutes after dessert, I was on my way to dance practice with my Paris buddies when I got an email from the recruiter. One phone call later and I had an official offer. After some negotiation, I hit my target compensation package, proved my worth to myself and felt this great energy from my new company — they had identified my value, and I could tell that they wanted me to be a leader on the team.
So I’m sharing this deck to help younger aspiring PMs see what it takes to land an offer. The content isn’t the most important piece here — it’s the delivery and the understanding of your product. I spent more time adjusting fonts and sizing boxes than I did running down data. You have to think in terms of your goal: I’m trying to show this panel what it’s like to work with me, not necessarily taking owner ship of a product from inception through delivery and the years long process that entails. The prompts are often vague because they want to see how you operate with freedom, they want to see your creativity.
Any questions please fire away, my app (LinkedU) is unofficially trademarked, but happy to open up chats with the mothership should the time come :D
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