The interview process is standard—around 5–6 steps: HR, VP of Product, a take-home assignment, on-site presentation, VP of HR, and founders. All of them are in the office. In the end, I was rejected because my experience wasn’t the best fit. That’s fair. The problem is that this could have been spotted much earlier, probably after the first or second interview. Instead, I went through the whole process and spent a lot of time for nothing. Suggestion: Try to filter for fit earlier on—it would save both the company and candidates a lot of time.

This is what to expect when interviewing for the position of a senior product manager: HR phone call, VP product phone call, product sense interview, home assignment, presentation, HR, Founders meeting