10 ways ChatGPT can help you ace your next Product Interview
+ 10 books to level up your PM Career + updates on the next big thing
Missed us? Sorry, folks. And we missed you too.
This edition will be packed with a few AI-powered tricks to help you ace your next interview, and exciting news on what to expect in the coming few days.
Here’s a snapshot of the value you’ll receive out of this one (gotta be specific to my PM folks, no?)
10 ways to leverage AI to help you ace your next interview
10 books to level up your PM Career
Sochology Session 17 feat Jakob Gehring on Impact over strategy.
SochCast Episode: Building AI Products feat. Zaki Shaheen
Latest discussions from Slack
Latest product jobs
Let’s dig right into it then, shall we?
10 ways ChatGPT can help you ace your next Product Interview
1. Ask it to generate your practice questions
Practice is the most important thing to do in your prep. So use the right questions to be as effective as possible. Ask ChatGPT:
"What are the top 10 questions I am likely to hear in an interview for [Role] at [Company]?"
2. Do your research
The best candidates espouse the company values and have lots of knowledge about the company. ChatGPT can cut that time in half. Ask it:
"What are the company values at [Company] that I should espouse in my interview?"
3. Inspire your interview responses
ChatGPT can help inspire your first draft response - personalized to you. Direct ChatGPT to your LinkedIn, then ask the question. Like this:
"Read my Linkedin [URL]. Then craft a compelling response for the question: [Question]."
4. Have it grade your responses
Then you can write your own response that's better than it's draft for you, and have it give feedback. Ask ChatGPT:
"If you were [Interviewer Role], what would you think of my response below to the question [Question]? [Response]"
5. Practice your technical interviews
For technical interviews, it can literally grade your code. So you just ask it to help you prepare. Say this:
"Help me prepare for a technical interview on [Topic] by being my coach. Ask me a practical question, and await my response."
6. Have it be your case partner
Cases are often the hardest thing to practice. ChatGPT can be your partner. Ask it:
"Let's simulate a [Case type] case interview. Please be the interviewer and ask me a question, and we'll go through several steps together"
7. Research your interviewer
Knowing your audience always helps. You can avoid saying things they disagree with. Just ask ChatGPT:
"What has [Interviewer] said about [Function]? Or what can you infer about their points of view from their online presence?"
8. Brainstorm great questions
All interviewers end with Q&A. Make the best use of the time. Ask it:
"What are the most impressive questions I could ask [Interviewer Role] at the end of an interview for [Role] position?"
9. Understand skeptical areas
One of the most powerful things to do is to proactively address your weak areas. But they're hard to know yourself. Just ask ChatGPT:
"Read my LinkedIn (Link) and the job description (Link), what are the weakest elements of my candidacy?"
10. Write thank you notes
68% of hiring managers value thank you notes. So, after the interview - go back to ChatGPT. Ask it:
"Can you help me craft a compelling thank you to [Interviewer]. Mention [Thing you talked about]."
Power tips:
1. Use Bing: It's free, and they just opened it up to everyone yesterday. It can search the web in real-time to answer all these questions.
2. Use 1 Chat: This will allow ChatGPT to build context and use all the conversation above to make its responses better.
Post Credits to a seasoned product veteran: Aakash Gupta.
10 books to level up your PM Career
1. Competing Against Luck
A classic on Jobs To Be Done
https://amzn.to/3szF5Ip
2. The Cold Start Problem
Growth PM must-reads
https://amzn.to/3MdoJg8
3. The Design of Everyday Things
Great for building product sense
https://amzn.to/3FRAFSr
4. Working Backwards
Secrets from inside Amazon
https://amzn.to/3wufWzM
5. Cracking the PM Career
Level up from good to great
https://amzn.to/38lSblD
6. Hooked
Key to building habit-forming products
https://amzn.to/3wufQbo
7. Escape the Build Trap
Outcomes > Outputs
https://amzn.to/3Nhn2i6
8. Continuous Discovery Habits
Map out opportunity solution tree to create real value
https://amzn.to/3sz7Q86
9. Never Split the Difference
Concrete negotiation tips from a former FBI negotiator
https://lnkd.in/gk66ECiZ
10. Inspired
Create Tech products customers love
https://lnkd.in/g_xnrJNc
Post Credits to all of our favourite: Shyvee Shi.
🤝 SochCafe Karachi on the hottest topic in P-town
Dil thaam kar bethiye!
Araha he Karachi SochCafe on the 26th of May at the very happening Katalyst Labs.
We are back with our Product Managers' Meetup in Karachi for a discussion on the hottest topic in P-town -- how to leverage AI to power your product management career.
Let's gather together to share our prompt engineering hacks to help automate the mundane and prevent the drain.
Kis Din: 26th May
Kis Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Kis Jagah: Katalyst Labs, Karachi
Kis Lye: Role of AI in Product Management
Register here: https://forms.gle/j1WS2EatQvkHBvHVA
🧠 Sochology EduSeries: Webinars for PM Learning
Recent Session: Sochology # 17 - Jakob Gehring
This week on Sochology, Jakob Gehring - who brings over 20 years of experience and leadership in Product Management and is currently Director of Growth Products for Europe's largest online car marketplace, AutoScout24! Listen him talk about the importance of “Impact over strategy - Goal setting done right”, which is a practical approach from a battle-worn product veteran.
Past Sessions
In case you missed it, make sure you catch the past Sochology sessions on our Youtube channel e.g.
Sochology #16 - Storytelling for Product Managers - Nils Davis, Senior Product Manager at TriNet and Host and Producer of "The Secrets of Product Management Podcast" as he guides us through his secret framework for incredible storytelling.
Sochology #15 - Know your customers to grow your customers - Ausaf Masud, Senior Manager, Product Management at Autodesk as he shares his winning strategy on understanding your market to increase your reach.
Sochology #14 - Questions Product Managers Should Ask Before Building Anything - Susan Stavitzski, Senior Product Manager at CarMax who shares her toolkit for how to avoid being tangled in the build trap.
🎙 SochCast Podcast Episodes
Fresh out: Building AI Products feat. Zaki Shaheen
In this week’s episode of SochCast, Abdul Ghaffar sits down with Zaki Shaheen, Engineer at Tome - to unpack the great insights on building AI products and its impact on our future.
Throughout the episode, Zaki shares his insights and expertise on how to create AI products, how openAI fundamental models can be modified, and how jobs will evolve around AI.
Whether you are a seasoned Product Manager or just starting out in the AI field, this episode offers valuable insights and practical tips to help you succeed. Tune in to hear Zaki in a thoughtful and engaging conversation about all things building AI Products.
Zaki Shaheen is a seasoned software engineer working at a Silicon Valley startup called Tome - an AI tool that transforms documents into presentations. After graduating from FAST in 2008, Zaki worked for a few years in Pakistan’s software services ecosystem before getting the nod from Yelp in San Francisco to work on their iOS app. Soon after that, Zaki was hired by Meta (then Facebook) at Menlo Park where he worked on products like Facebook Avatars and Whatsapp.
Watch the full episode Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts
Past Episodes
In case you missed it, a couple of interesting episodes we recommend:
Tech Entrepreneurship in Pakistan featuring Yasser Bashir.
Abdul sat down with Yasser Bashir - CEO & Co-founder of Arbisoft - one of Pakistan’s largest software firms. Yasser spoke candidly on the investment/funding future for startups in Pakistan, the impact of AI on the tech landscape & advice for tech entrepreneurs. This is a must-listen for anyone looking to scale their startup.
Watch now Apple Podcasts Spotify Google PodcastsRole of AI in Product Management featuring Ali Rehan.
Ali Rehan, Director of Engineering at Motive. They dove deep into the role AI will play in the future of products, how AI product management is different from other types of PM roles & the ethics of AI. This is a must-listen for those who are planning to venture into this field.
Watch now Apple Podcasts Spotify Google PodcastsTeaching Product Management featuring Clement Kao.
Clement talked about the traits of great Product Managers, how AI will change things in the future & makes some great reading recommendations.
Watch now Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts
💬 Slack Discussions
Interesting Threads
On Slack, we were recently joined by amazing product veterans, one of them being a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. Warm welcome, Garima!
Then, we had some Product folks talk about how to build their resume on a Miro board — creative stuff, right? That’s us.
There are lot of other interesting discussions on in-app feedback tools, prioritisation frameworks, etc!
Do you want to dive into the conversation? Zyada sochiye mat - join us on slack.productsoch.com.
💼 Jobs Posted
Product Soch is looking for energetic volunteers to drive our vision of helping PMs in Pakistan build globally admired products. If you’re interested, you can apply here.
Are you in the market for jobs? Well, our Slack group’s #job-portal channel has been blowing up with interesting vacancies.
For example, these employers are looking for product peeps with solid Soch:
Oraan is looking for a Product Manager. Apply here.
Udhaar Book is hiring a Junior Product Manager. Apply here.
SadaPay is looking for Product Manager. DM Zoha here.
Rayn is hiring a Senior Product Manager - Apply here.
SpurSol is currently looking for 1) Product Manager 2) Associate Product Manager - Growth. Email at erum.naz@spursol.com.
Buscaro is looking for a Performance Specialist. Email resumes here. Mention Product Soch when you apply!
A global fintech player is looking for senior PMs (5+ years) in Karachi. Email here.
Product specialist role for EMI Product (OneZapp). Read more here, and apply here.
Product Manager role at Pattern Technologies. Read more about the job here. Apply here.
If you or someone you know is looking for options, you might want to jump into our Slack.
May the Soch be with you.
Salaam,
Sarrah Moiz