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Cranky Cartoons: The Generic Product Management Interview (parts 1 & 2)

by The Cranky Product Manager on November 15, 2010

in The PM Profession,Your Career

Watch (and groan at) the world’s most generic product management interview. 

Observe as the Cranky VP of Product Management interviews an exceedingly typical product manager for a thoroughly generic product management position.

Today, you get parts 1 & 2.  The Cranky Product Manager expects that there will be six parts by the time she finishes, so stay tuned for future posts.

The World’s Most Generic Product Management Interview

PART 1: Interview Dress Code

PART 2: The Questioning Begins

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1 Geoffrey Anderson November 15, 2010 at 4:38 PM

Oh my god. I would love to have 12 people interview for my job. Truth about Apple.

When I wear a tie at work, people know that either A) important customers are in town or B) I am interviewing elsewhere. Everyone in the building know this.

You are killing me here. People are wondering why I am spitting diet coke on my laptop…

Geoff

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2 Vikrama Dhiman November 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM

RT @crankypm: New Cranky Blog Post! The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6

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3 lorifraleigh November 15, 2010 at 8:48 PM

LMAO RT @crankypm New Cranky Blog Post! The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6 #fb

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4 Rich Mironov November 15, 2010 at 8:51 PM

ROTFL (I laughed/I cried) RT @crankypm The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6 #prodmktg

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5 Karen Dyson November 15, 2010 at 9:17 PM

RT @crankypm: New Cranky Blog Post! The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6

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6 richard j hall November 15, 2010 at 10:53 PM

generic PM interviews are teh funnay http://bit.ly/92gjAh /via @crankypm

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7 Geoffrey Anderson November 15, 2010 at 11:44 PM

http://ht.ly/3aaVG This is too darned funny to now share – The latest from the Cranky Product Manager on interviewing generic #prodmgmt.

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8 Scott Sehlhorst November 16, 2010 at 12:11 AM

RT @crankypm: New Cranky Blog Post! The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6

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9 Justin T. Smith November 16, 2010 at 8:11 AM

@crankypm really drives home the pain of product management here – I can’t wait for the next part of the series!

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10 Deedy November 16, 2010 at 10:05 AM

Fricking hysterical!

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11 Christian Almgren November 16, 2010 at 12:13 PM

@crankypm does it again, watch her latest 2 videos. http://bit.ly/aCGYJx #prodmgmt

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12 Jonny November 16, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Perfect! I may have fouled myself watching it.

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13 April Dunford November 16, 2010 at 8:33 PM

The generic product management interview http://bit.ly/aDzvVM from @crankypm (#2 got me giggling) #prodmgmt

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14 Profit Engineering November 16, 2010 at 8:39 PM

RT @crankypm: New Cranky Blog Post! The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6

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15 robertmcaden November 16, 2010 at 8:44 PM

funny because they're true videos RT @aprildunford: The generic product management interview http://bit.ly/aDzvVM from @crankypm #prodmgmt

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16 Kris Cornwall November 16, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Laughing at: The Generic Product Management Interview — The Cranky Product Manager http://bit.ly/dq4iRO //via @aprildunford

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17 Björn Waide November 17, 2010 at 6:24 AM

RT @aprildunford: The generic product management interview http://bit.ly/aDzvVM from @crankypm (#2 got me giggling) #prodmgmt

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18 Alleah Friedrichs November 17, 2010 at 3:04 PM

RT @NPDProfits RT @crankypm: New The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6

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19 Tomas Schmidt November 17, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Cranky Video: The Generic Product Management Interview (parts 1 & 2) http://bit.ly/cE3YGI

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20 Mobile PM November 18, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Oh dear lord. I am in the interview process for new PM roles right now and I have given some of these answers myself….. Time to come up with something a bit more original. :)

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21 Michael Posey November 19, 2010 at 12:09 PM

Perfect lead in to the weekend for me…this is spot on…unbelievably realistic….and I couldn’t stop laughing!!!

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22 PlanDone November 19, 2010 at 10:21 PM

RT @crankypm: New Cranky Blog Post! The World's Most Generic #ProdMgmt Interview (video, part 1 & 2 of 6). http://ht.ly/39ZK6

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23 Chris Maddocks November 23, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Why you need to show a little individuality in your next job interview: http://bit.ly/aCGYJx

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24 David Fulton November 24, 2010 at 4:19 AM

Ever interviewed for Prod Mgmt job? If so, then this will be familiar… http://bit.ly/i1lyUb

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25 coombes November 29, 2010 at 9:30 AM

animation: Generic Product Management Interview — The Cranky Product Manager http://ow.ly/3gG6x: amusing, with a ring of truth!

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26 Jeremy Greene December 4, 2010 at 3:15 PM

Light laugh on interviewing product mgrs #prodmgmt http://bit.ly/hmTz85

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27 AIPMM CapítuloMéxico December 9, 2010 at 1:45 AM

@greenejk Light laugh on interviewing product mgrs #prodmgmt http://bit.ly/hmTz85

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28 clivelam December 21, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Watching "World's Most Generic Product Management Interview" by @crankypm http://bit.ly/aCGYJx

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29 Neil Davidson December 22, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Catching up on the @crankypm's wonderful video series of the Generic Product Management Interview – http://bit.ly/hRPSys (<– superb)

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30 Neil Davidson December 22, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Very worried that I might have interviewed the @crankypm at some point. Spookily accurate cartoons. http://bit.ly/hRPSys #prodmgmt

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31 Deepankar Dey December 22, 2010 at 10:16 PM

Amazingly funny video on ‘The Generic Product Management Interview’! Please watch part 1 to 6. Thanks Karthik for shar…http://lnkd.in/U6pCkk

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32 Geoffrey Anderson December 23, 2010 at 3:06 AM

RT @NeilDavidson: Very worried that I might have interviewed the @crankypm at some point. http://bit.ly/hRPSys #prodmgmt – me too!

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33 jprosevear December 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM

The Generic Product Management Interview http://bit.ly/g3UhJU all six parts out

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34 jprosevear December 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM

The Generic Product Management Interview http://bit.ly/g3UhJU all six parts out

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35 Rohit Bhatia January 3, 2011 at 3:23 PM

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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Rohit

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36 mapbutcher January 4, 2011 at 11:24 AM

enjoying the final chapter… http://bit.ly/aDzvVM @crankypm

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37 Sally Duda January 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Thought of @crankypm http://bit.ly/fhY6Kw RT @AndreaMoe NPR: Behind Rise Of Xtranormal, A Hilarious DIY Deadpan-More at http://n.pr/feCOKH

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38 Andrea Moe January 6, 2011 at 9:27 PM

RT @crankypm: Cranky Cartoons: The Generic Product Management Interview #prodmgmt http://bit.ly/djcoj4 Too funny!

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39 Saurabh Bhasin January 14, 2011 at 7:34 AM

LOL –> THE GENERIC PRODUCT MANAGEMENT INTERVIEW (PARTS 1 & 2) http://t.co/iDug195

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40 RebeccaRachmany February 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM

RT @crankypm: Cranky Cartoons: The Generic Product Management Interview (parts 1 & 2) ##prodmgmt http://bit.ly/djcoj4

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41 Terry Bu November 30, 2011 at 2:39 PM

This video made me laugh and cry at the same time, because it’s so true (about me) and I’ve been saying those exact things at my interviews! :( “I can bring a combination of technical passion and business skills and bridge the gap … etc” … darn, I thought I was so smart for coming up with it too! T_T … would love any help on NOT saying those generic things and differentiating myself, CrankyPM!

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42 Cara Meverden March 27, 2012 at 11:55 PM

Little late to the game here, but I'm enjoying the backlog of @crankypm. My favorite: http://t.co/zed5saCa

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43 Yoav Shapira April 8, 2012 at 2:31 PM

LOL /cc @scclemens RT @caramev: Little late to the game here, but I'm enjoying the backlog of @crankypm. My favorite: http://t.co/zn3kp9Th

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