Seeking Advice: Round 2 Google Interview for Program Manager II
I passed the recruiter screen, hiring manager interview, and I am now set for my Round 2 interviews for a Program Manager II role at Google based in the Bay Area.
I've scheduled three separate virtual interviews, one focused on Program Management Fundamentals, one focused on Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, and one focused on Leadership and Collaboration.
I have almost 10 years of experience, including 5 years in local gov, 4 years in partnerships at a nonprofit, and under 1 year as chief of staff at an early stage startup. None of these were explicitly "program management" roles. Outside of the skillset of PM, I've gained domain expertise in the program area in which I am interviewing.
While I've never been a "PM" I have managed programs before, and my biggest concern is knowing how to talk about this experience in a way that translates to being a PgM at Google. I am seeking advice for the interviews generally if folks have experience with the R2 interviews at Google, but especially seeking advice on the Program Management Fundamentals interview.
- What are the types of behavioral and hypothetical questions can I expect?
- Are there PM methodologies that are especially important to employ in a larger corporate tech setting like Google?
- Are there specific tools to be familiar with for PM? I'm well versed in Airtable, Google Suite, and Notion, but anything else?
- Any resources or threads on Reddit that would be a good read in prep?
Thanks in advance for your help!