Ace the Program Manager Behavioral Interview

Name: Ace the Program Manager Behavioral Interview
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Learn how to beat the behavioral interview for Program Managers!

Created byRion Angeles

Last updated 1/2022

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What you'll learn

How to prepare for Program Manager interviews at tech companies
How to answer behavioral questions
How to beat the program manager interview
How to beat the behavioral interview

Course content

4 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 10m total length

What You'll Learn Intro1:17
Learn to ace the behavioral interview for program managers by turning past experiences into stories, applying tips and strategies, and practicing with experience logs to build confidence for big tech.
The Behavioral Interview Overview2:20
Navigate behavioral interviews by mastering answers to hypothetical questions that draw on past experiences to predict future performance. Practice calibrating and internalizing responses to build confidence for the demanding interview.
A Personal Example3:20
From a failed behavioral interview at Facebook to 62 practice interviews in five weeks. This example shows building confidence and delivering responses through a course to help others with interviews.

Download Required Resources0:03
Download these resources to reference for the rest of the course
Create an Elevator Pitch2:35
Create an Experience Log8:56
Create an experience log, a resume on steroids, with parade-form stories detailing problem, role, action, DSMR, end result, and tags to tailor responses to behavioral questions.
What to Put In your Experience Log6:48
Discover how to populate your experience log with project and program management stories, domain expertise, analytical ability, and leadership, using metrics-driven trade-offs and cross-functional collaboration to drive outcomes.
How to Answer a Behavioral Question2:37
Review job descriptions and values to tailor stories that show customer focus and outcomes; practice cross-functional storytelling and highlight relevant experience, change management, and trade-off decisions.
Let's Review MY Experience Log23:40
Build and refine your experience log using the parade format to clearly describe problems, actions, and results, and craft stories that showcase project, change, and cross-functional leadership.
Write and submit your Elevator Pitch for feedback
Write and submit your Experience Log

Tell me about a time when you had to give difficult feedback19:15
Tell a time you gave difficult feedback and describe the actions, stakeholders, and outcomes. Build your answer by aligning with company values, KPIs, and cross-functional leadership to drive change.
Have you ever been part of a team in which someone wasn't doing their part?8:59
Tell me about a time when you implemented a new idea10:42
Develop and implement scalable program management solutions by presenting a proven idea to formalize supply chain and operations, aligning cross-functional teams and vendor partnerships to meet multi-year project goals.
Tell me about your proudest achievement8:13
What assignment or project/program was too difficult for you?7:11
Examines answering a difficult assignment in a program manager interview by detailing revamping the product specialist teams, leveraging a steering committee to overcome resistance and align with company values.
Tell me about a time you improved a process4:58
Give an example of how you set goals6:07
Present a concrete cross-functional goal tied to outcomes and OKRs or KPIs, like reducing fleet maintenance calls by 25% via a repeatable process, ticketing system, and improved field operations.
How to Answer Hypotheticals Questions8:45
Master how to answer hypothetical questions in behavioral interviews by identifying incentives and scope, empathizing with stakeholders, focusing on outcomes and kpis, and aligning initiatives.
Exercise: Record yourself while answering a behavioral question

Requirements

No specific requirements or prerequisites

Description

Want to Become a Program Manager?

Are you looking to land a job as a program manager at a big tech company? Program Managers are ubiquitous throughout many industries. They drive progress and straddle the line across many organizations and teams.

Having Trouble with the Behavioral Interview?
Well, this course provides a deep dive and practice intensive where you learn to navigate and ace the behavioral interview. This course is geared toward program managers but can be used for any interview.

What You'll Learn

In this course you'll learn the following:

A deep dive into the behavioral interview of many tech companies
A thorough review of example answers and resources
How to create an elevator pitch
How to create an Experience Log
A framework for answering Behavioral and Hypothetical questions
Numerous Behavioral and Hypothetical practice questions
Additional Exercises to help you practice and refine your behavioral interview skills
And more regular updates...

What is a Behavioral Interview?

A behavioral interview is a part of the entire candidate interview process where your past examples and work history acts as a future predictor for performance. Interviews and hiring managers use these to assess your skills as a candidate and are a major part of the entire interview. They typically involve questions that start off with, "Tell me about a time when..."

Program Manager Responsibilities

Running strategic and operational projects and programs
Project/program execution, status reporting, maintenance, and process optimization
Using their extensive interpersonal skills to build consensus among cross-functional teams
Wielding influence to drive decision making

Who this course is for:

Those looking to become a program manager at a tech company

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 7min

Preparation6 lectures • 45min

Practice, Practice, and MORE Practice8 lectures • 1hr 14min

Wrapping Up1 lecture • 5min

Requirements

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