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Office Hours: Get Into a Top APM Program

Learn key strategies and tips to land an offer in a top Associate Product Manager (APM) program.

Creating a Standout PM Candidacy

Breaking into product management or leveling up as a PM requires more than checking boxes. In this panel, experienced product leaders will share what actually differentiates strong PM candidates in today’s competitive hiring market. You’ll hear practical insights on how to position your background, demonstrate product thinking, and stand out across resumes, interviews, and networking. Whether you’re pivoting into PM or refining your approach, this session will help you understand where to focus your effort and how to build a compelling, end-to-end PM candidacy.

How to Network (Without Feeling Sleazy)

How to network by targeting the right people, keeping outreach simple, and building genuine connections

Persona Defintion Drills

To design a great product, you need to know your users intimately. This requires creating specific, vivid personas that truly come to life and guide your design decisions. To practice the skill of constructing these archetypes, this exercise uses your favorite TV show characters as inspiration.

Product Design Challenges

Use these challenges to sharpen your product execution skills.

How to Crush Estimation Questions in PM Interviews

This guide outlines the steps to successfully navigate and answer estimation questions in PM interviews

Exercise: Take an Inventory of Your PM Skills

This exercise guides you to evaluate your core product management skills, highlight strengths, and identify areas for growth to better understand and position your unique PM profile.

Product Sense Case Structure

How to structure your product sense case interview

Portfolio Personal Branding

Learn how to build a powerful personal brand and create a portfolio that gets you noticed. Stand out from the competition and land your dream job.

Product Management Panel: Creating a Standout Candidacy

​​Trying to land a PM/APM role? Join us as we bring together an expert coaches Parth S., Raghu R. and Bryan R. to help you navigate the recruiting process and learn about work and culture for various top firms. They'll discuss recruiting processes, the work they do, and firm-specific interview tips.

How to Land a PM offer at Google

​Landing a product management role at Google is one of the toughest challenges in tech—but with the right strategy, preparation, and mindset, it’s absolutely achievable. In this workshop, Rachel T.—a former Senior Product Manager at Google who has conducted 380+ PM interviews and mentored through Google’s G-Mentors Program—will share insider insights on how to stand out throughout the hiring process. ​Drawing on her experience receiving offers from multiple FAANG companies and coaching candidates to land roles at Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Amazon, Rachel will walk you through how to craft your story, master product and behavioral interviews, and demonstrate the leadership and problem-solving skills Google values most. Whether you’re applying for your first PM role or aiming for a senior-level position, this session will give you the frameworks and confidence to succeed.

What Good Looks Like - Product Managers

A clear, practical look at the skills and habits that make great PMs and Sr PMs — straight from a product leader.

Answering Behavioral Questions using Issue Trees

Turn behavioral interviews into crisp, structured stories with issue trees that put your core message first and make your answers impossible to miss

Tech Cover Letter Structure That Actually Converts

Cover letters may seem like a thing of the past, but that's because most of them suck. Stop regurgitating your resume (they already have it!) and instead make abundantly clear how you'll add value to their team.

Product Behavioral Cheatsheet

Cheatsheet to help you ace your Product Manager Behavioral Interview Questions.

Digital Accessibility Slides

Learn the key principles of digital accessibility and how to create inclusive designs that can be used and understood by all people.

Ace Your Product Cases: Mini Cheatsheet

Master the essential frameworks and strategies to nail your product mini-case interviews and land the job!

Landing Your Tech Internship: A Recruiting Panel

Learn about landing top tech internships from expert coaches who've worked at LinkedIn, Google, Visa, Tesla, and more.