What are you super passionate about - both in general and as it relates to your work?
Get a sense of what they value.
Steve Jobs
Why are you here?
Jeff Bezos
On a scale of 1-10, how lucky are you?
Tell me a reason you'd hesitate to accept an offer from us.
Imagine you had a really great day at work and you're telling your partner all about your day. What is it that you're telling them?
Discover what people find naturally rewarding. Also useful for self-reflection.
If we did reference checks, what would your team say is the toughest part about working with you? What would customers say?
Elon Musk
Tell me about the toughest problem you dealt with and how you dealt with it.
Ask super detailed questions to see if they actually did it.
Professionally, what's the coolest thing you've ever achieved?
Say that in theory, a few of our planned initiatives have roughly the same expected value to the customer, and roughly the same amount of effort to build. How do you choose what to build?
What is your preferred way of working with product/engineering teams?
Imagine we hire you on the spot. A year from now, what would to you be indicators you're doing a good job? We acknowledge you don't know the company context in detail, so abstract answers are okay.
Explain the difference between Project Management and Product Management.
How deep down the vertical stack do we need to own?
What's your secret to closing a deal?