Strategy manager interview coming up. Any preparation advice or tips?

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Read investor presentations / analyst calls. Perhaps know what the company’s strategy is. How does that strategy compare to competitors? What products / markets are they doing well in / not so well in? Where are they in their product lifecycle? How have they grown in organically?

I could go on for sometime but I’d suggest developing a framework based on the company and job description that demonstrates how you think about them in the competitive landscape

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This is perfect. Thanks for the advice. Any resources you recommend? I’ve mostly been interviewing for product management roles but this would be my first strategy role so starting from a blank page.

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What would help? Its for a Fortune 500 internet/software company not FAANG and no where near as big. Revenue is in the few billion.

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