Is Google PM interview really that difficult or it’s just been hyped? How do you rate it compared to a Big 4 Manager role?

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If you can code or design a full system architecture on a whiteboard in 40 minutes while explaining your choices and their trade offs, it’ll be a piece of cake

(Source: I transferred to the PM ladder a little less than two years ago)

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It’s typically called an Associate Product Manager, or APM, and is a rotational role that is open to new grads or those with less than 3 years experience. Google was one of the first to have a program like this.

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They are two completely different jobs...?!

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PM - Project Manager or Program Manager?

That’s PgM for Google, OP

For clarity, PM here at Google is product management and in that case, G1 is on the money!
PgM - program management you do not need to be so technical. Solid PgM background would suffice. Whereas TPgm - technical PgM, you will have be much more technical. You need to be able to do code review. Hope this helps.

How many YoE usually needed for PgM?

Depends on the product.

Deloitte and other consulting “managers” play more of a consulting specific role, not necessarily product-facing. A lot of the MBA types struggle with product development and management, it’s far more technical

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