Product Manager interviews in 2025 are brutal.

Resumes are getting faked. AI tools are being misused. And even experienced candidates are failing.

In this Everything Product episode, Srinath Kotela & Phani Vuyyuru break down the real behind-the-scenes truths about cracking PM interviews. No fluff. No frameworks-for-views. Just raw, honest advice from hiring managers and experienced PMs.

Meet Hosts:

Srinath - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skotela/]

Phani - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/phanivuyyuru]

Sid - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidsaladi/] [https://sidsaladi.substack.com/ [https://mobile.twitter.com/Sidsaladi]

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Here’s what we cover:

✅ How to prepare for hiring manager interviews

✅ The dark side of using ChatGPT in interviews

✅ Product design prep (with real frameworks)

✅ Presentation round strategies that actually work

✅ Technical PM expectations in 2025

✅ What new grads should do right now

✅ Why you must stop applying to 5 different roles with 5 different resumes

If you're serious about product management, this is the episode you can't afford to miss.

⏱️ Timestamps (Chapters):

0:00 – Intro & context on today’s episode

1:10 – Why PM interviews are harder in 2025

2:15 – Hiring manager interview: what they really want

4:50 – How to research the interviewer (and why it matters)

6:40 – The #1 mistake people make in hiring manager rounds

8:00 – Why you MUST ask this question at the start of the interview

10:00 – The AI trap: how candidates fake interviews with ChatGPT

12:30 – A real story of an experienced PM failing due to AI misuse

14:00 – Product design interviews: real prep tips & frameworks

16:00 – Mock interviews using ChatGPT voice mode

17:40 – Frameworks: Circles vs custom thinking

19:00 – What makes a GREAT product design answer?

20:30 – Presentation round: what hiring managers look for

22:30 – Why visuals are better than text in your interview deck

24:00 – Tips for engaging the panel during your presentation

25:00 – Technical rounds: what level of tech do PMs need today?

27:00 – AI knowledge: essential or hype? (Hiring manager view)

29:00 – Title-switching and resume faking — what's okay and what’s not

31:00 – What new grads should actually do (PM path + portfolio ideas)

34:00 – Final advice for focused job hunting and avoiding burnout

34:50 – Outro & how to get in touch with us

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