RocketBlocks: Interview prep for Tech & Consulting @RocketBlocks
Skills-driven interview prep platform for aspiring consultants & Tech workers. Built by experts from McKinsey, Google, BCG & Amazon.rocketblocks.me San Francisco, CAJoined June 2011
New take on the classic “What’s your favorite product and why?” Q from @Redfin PM Phyllis Njoroge, who landed her 1st PM job just under a year ago. It's a helpful look at someone who recently went through the process out of undergrad.
Click to watch: ow.ly/mrJg50Fn0Cg
Not sure how to answer "Why do you want to go into consulting?" This post contains past & present consultants' perspectives on industry benefits + advice on answering this Q in interviews.
Click to read: ow.ly/ur3z50FhZIp#consulting#caseinterviews
Prospective PMs take note: this mini lesson has RB founder & ex-Google PM, Kenton Kivestu, reviewing product sense + strategy Qs in PM interviews - what to expect, how to prepare & interviewer tips!
Click to watch: ow.ly/EZL050FbXv2#productmanagement#pminterviews
Our newest post, re: transitioning from PhD to consulting, is written by one of our own RB community members who just made that transition herself! Great tips & best practices here for folks making the same move!
Click to read: ow.ly/d86f50FaYxO#consulting#interviewprep
RB Expert + ex-Deloitte consultant, Stephanie Lam, wrote our new blog post on @Deloitte's hiring process. Some great info re: context behind their hiring criteria & company culture - check it out!
Click to read: ow.ly/q14750F7HEY#consulting#interviewprep
RB founder + ex-@Google PM, Kenton Kivestu, talks w/ Diego Granados, @Microsoft PM, re: generalist PM roles vs. ML-focused PM roles. Topics include team composition, ML product lifecycle, productivity, advice for aspiring ML PMs + more!
Click to watch: tinyurl.com/4ep5kfaj
Himanshu Somani, ex-APMM at Google, on everything you ought to know about Google's Associate Product Marketing Management Program - from company culture to recruitment. A must read for prospective PMMs!
Click to read: ow.ly/uwxk50F2qKX#productmarketing#interviewprep
New PM mock interview w/ Eva Morgenstein, JP Morgan Chase PM, as candidate answering execution-focused Q re: the best metrics to measure success of a mobile bank app. Great clarifying questions & reasoning behind selected metrics.
Click to watch: ow.ly/h5c550EW8N9
🚨 Prospective PMs 🚨 Join us - RocketBlocks + University of California, Davis Women in Computer Science - tonight @ 6:30p PT / 9:30p ET for a free workshop on product sense & design interviews.
Click to join: ow.ly/dNhJ50ESl7E (pw: wics)
Join RocketBlocks + Davis Women in CS in a free workshop w/ ex-Google PM & RocketBlocks Founder, @kivestu, covering product sense & design Qs, how answers are evaluated & what success looks like.
Tues, May 25th @ 6:30pm PT
Click to join: ow.ly/e2Hu50ESkzU (pw: wics)
New consulting mock case interview feat. interviewer Andrea Teja, ex-McKinsey Engagement Mgr & RocketBlocks Expert w/ investment Q: Should Abu Dhabi airport build a light rail to their city center?
Click to watch: ow.ly/k0LI50EPGhb
New mock interview video re: estimation Q: "What's the # of Google docs created daily?" A @Microsoft PM plays candidate & RB founder Kenton plays interviewer 😎 - good tips + ideas throughout!
Click to watch: ow.ly/EU7a50EKe8w#productmanagement#interviewprep
Cool podcast re: how @Visa (and cc networks in general) works in the US. Sheds light on why it’s hard for the US to copy other countries' payments innovation (where they don’t have entrenched networks).
Click to listen: ow.ly/V1xt50EGGK2#fintech#fintechindustry
PM candidates, you're 3 steps away from landing an interview. The great networking tips & practical insights in this quick post will give your interview prep plan a boost 🚀
Click to read: ow.ly/ecdf50EEJMa#productmanagement#pminterviews#interviewprep
Just updated our blog post on @Microsoft PM interviews. The section w/ business results & the last few years' numbers are bonkers: they’ve added nearly $30B in top line revenue since 2018 ❗😮❗
Click to read: ow.ly/dTse50EARak#productmanagement#pminterviews
Cool deep dive on product launch process (using @Google’s launch cal as example) is super tactical re: how to replicate + improve what Google developed. Great read for anyone thinking big tech PM roles.
Click to read: ow.ly/ALBh50Ez8UM#productmanagement#productlaunch
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