Created by:
Amelia Wilson
Looking to level up your product hiring game? Whether you’re hiring your first PM or expanding a seasoned squad, this template is designed to help you find the right product manager for your team.
What’s inside?
This is a practical, ready-to-use set of interview questions built to uncover how product candidates think, collaborate, and execute. It’s designed to help you go beyond surface-level answers and get to what really matters: how they’ve made an impact in the real world.
The guide includes:
- 15 questions grouped by skill area
- STAR method guidance to structure candidate responses
- A candidate scorecard with clear evaluation criteria
Who’s it for?
This guide is for hiring managers, product leaders, and startup founders in product-led companies who want to confidently assess talent.
How to use it
- Pick your format: Download the PDF or Word doc, or make a copy of the Google Doc version.
- Use it during interviews: Each question is crafted to probe a key product management competency, from strategy to collaboration to experimentation.
- Score with consistency: The built-in scorecard helps you compare candidates fairly across interviews.
- Make better decisions: With structured questions and objective evaluation, your hiring decisions will feel less like a gut check and more like a no-brainer.
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