interview prep no. 58

10+ Year-Old Prompt becomes a Product | Tweak of the Week | 2 Recorded Sessions

Clearly, I need to work on my image prompting skills with ChatGPT. But you need to start somewhere.

This Week’s Highlights

1. Product Sense Uber for the Elderly

2. One Tweak A Week Slow Down

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1. Mock Interviews One Instructional; One with Debate

2. Live Coaching Sessions Tuesdays & Thursdays

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Product Sense

Uber for the Elderly

If you have been practicing product sense interviews for even a short period of time, you have encountered the prompt “Design Uber for the Elderly.” Well, this week I got wind of Uber actually launching that very product.

My advice: Try the prompt FIRST before you read the article from TechCrunch.

IF you read below BEFORE doing the prompt, try to guess what user groups they considered and prioritized. Ask yourself, what pain points did they identify? Can you determine what makes the solution great? Where is the overlap with what they have done with teens?

Giving seniors some freedom: After launching dedicated accounts for teenagers, Uber is now releasing accounts meant for older adults. These accounts sport a simpler UI, bigger text, and features like ride-tracking for family members, easily accessible list of saved destinations, and some other nifty features. Read More

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One Tweak A Week

Slow Down

Returning to last week's “One Tweak a Week”, I wish I had Claire Fry’s newsletter a few days earlier. In her latest newsletter, she talks about how to listen to yourself and learn from it. I highly recommend reading (and subscribing). She has told me all of this in the past, but it is so easy to forget.

My current manager takes a different approach to general management and product management than I do. This creates tension between us. So this week, I am doing everything I can to slow down and articulate my thoughts carefully, then give him room to speak, no matter his tone or approach. My goal is to facilitate better, more productive conversations with him. I will try to slow down and layer in curiosity to control the narrative.

To a certain extent, I need to do some of the same in interviews to avoid defensive responses to simple questions. To excel in interviews, I need to practice tackling the issue in high-stress situations at work.

If this isn’t an issue for you, pick and tackle something that has been bugging you at work. Or at least try to identify an issue. Getting whatever it is under control will help you walk into interviews with more confidence.

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Mock Interview

Two Coaching Sessions

This week, I recorded two sessions, one more of a lesson than a mock. The second was a mock I would have given a NO HIRE for, too many errors for an L6 or L7 response.

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